Manual:CheckSyntax.php

This ms>Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Maintenance scripts|command-line maintenance script checks source files for syntax errors and common coding mistakes, such as byte order marks, pointless PHP closing tags ( ) at the end of file and whitespace before the opening tag ( ).

Usage
If called without arguments,   scans through main code directories ( ,  ,  ,   and  </>) and, if it exists, checks the configuration file <tvar|7></>. For example:

Command-line options:
 * : also scan the <tvar|ext> </> directory.
 * : check the given file or directory.
 * : check only files or directories listed in the given text file.
 * : check only files modified in the current working copy (requires that the script is run from a Git clone and that the Git command-line client is present. Use this option to quickly check your changes before committing them to your repository.