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checkov
Static Code Analysis for Infrastructure as Code.
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Verified: 2026-05-10
Syntax
$checkov [OPTIONS] [FILE]
Examples
$checkov -d /path/to/terraform
$checkov -f template.yaml
$checkov --directory /path
Typical use cases
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Standard usage
checkov --help
Note
Scans Terraform, CloudFormation, Kubernetes, Dockerfile and more for security issues.
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