PSRule CLI#

Abstract

PSRule provides a command-line interface (CLI) to run rules and analyze results. This article describes the commands available in the CLI.

For details on installing the PSRule CLI, see Install PSRule.

Commands#

The following commands are available in the CLI:

run — Run rules against an input path and output the results.
module — Manage or restore modules tracked by the module lock file and configured options.

Show the version information for PSRule.

For example:

ps-rule --version

The following global options can be used with any command:

Specifies the path to an options file. By default, the CLI will look for a file named ps-rule.yaml in the current directory.

Display help and usage information for the PSRule CLI and commands. To display help for a specific command, use --help with the command name.

For example:

ps-rule run --help

Display verbose output for the selected command.

Display debug output for the selected command.