How to keep the linters in the config file updated for the new versions?

[frederikhors]

I'm using the below config file.

linters:
  # please, do not use `enable-all`: it's deprecated and will be removed soon.
  # inverted configuration with `enable-all` and `disable` is not scalable during updates of golangci-lint
  disable-all: true
  enable:
    - bodyclose
    - deadcode
    # - depguard
    - dogsled
    - dupl
    - errcheck
    - errorlint
    - exhaustive
    # - exhaustivestruct
    - exportloopref
    - forbidigo
    - funlen
    # - gci
    - gochecknoglobals
    # - gochecknoinits
    - gocognit
    - goconst
    - gocritic
    - gocyclo
    - godot
# ... and so on

as you can see I'm disabling some of them.

The question: how can I keep this file updated with the new linters that are added in the new versions?

Is there any way to know which linter has been added that isn't on this list?

[ldez]

Hello,

you can find all the linters and the version when they have been introduced (column Since) on this page: https://golangci-lint.run/usage/linters/

You can use the command golangci-lint linters to see all the linters that are enabled or disabled for your configuration.

[frederikhors]

Oh. Wow. Thanks. But this is manual hence error-prone. Can we automagically check the config file for this?

[ldez]

the golangci-lint linters comand use your configuration, but yes you have to handle that manually.

[frederikhors]

What do you think about a PR for a new linters command to handle this?

[ldez]

There is already one but it doesn't work #1754 (comment)

You can follow #1686