coverity analyze

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Analyze captured source files.

Synopsis

coverity analyze [options]
coverity analyze (-h | --help)

Description

The coverity analyze command analyzes the code that was captured to the given intermediate directory.

Options

--project-dir <project-dir-name>
Project directory containing the code to analyze. If not specified, defaults to the current working directory.
-h, --help
Displays the information in this section.

Advanced Options

--dir <idir-name>

The name of the intermediate directory to use. If not specified, defaults to <project-dir>/idir.

-c, --config <file-name>
The name of the configuration file to use. If not specified, defaults to coverity.yaml, coverity.yml, or coverity.json in <project-dir>.

Guidance on creating and modifying configuration files is available in the form of a JSON schema in the docs directory at <coverity-dir>/doc/configuration-schema.json. The file can also be found in the Coverity documentation under Clients, plug-ins, integrations, and APIs > Getting started with Coverity Desktop > Coverity Desktop Analysis: User Guide > Desktop Analysis reference > coverity.conf file format > Example coverity.conf file.

--cra
Enable EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) analysis mode.
-o, –-config-override <key>=<val>
Key and value to override in configuration.
–-pool-size <size>

Pool size to use when analyze.location=connect in coverity.yaml, which means that the analysis is performed in the cloud.

For a Thin Client analysis performed in the cloud, use this optional parameter to specify a scan job node pool size to use for a scan (analysis) in the cloud. Valid values are "small", "medium", "large", "extralarge", and custom pools. If you use a custom node pool, obtain the name of the node pool from the Coverity cloud administrator. See also Initiating a scan in the cloud.

--upload-artifacts <value>
Artifacts to upload following a scan when analyze.location=connect in coverity.yaml, which means that the analysis is performed in the cloud. Valid values are "All" (the default), "LogsOnly", "None", and "OnFailure". See also Initiating a scan in the cloud.