---
title: Yamllint
sidebar_label: Yamllint
description: CodeRabbit's guide to Yamllint.
---

[Yamllint](https://yamllint.readthedocs.io/en/stable/) is a linter for YAML.

## Files

Yamllint will run on files with the following extensions:

- `.yaml`
- `.yml`

## Configuration

Yamllint supports the following config files:

- `.yamllint`
- `.yamllint.yaml`
- `.yamllint.yml`

CodeRabbit will use the default settings based on the profile selected if no config file is found.

## Links

- [Yamllint Configuration](https://yamllint.readthedocs.io/en/stable/configuration.html)