Usage: doclint [options] source-files... Options: -Xmsgs Same as -Xmsgs:all -Xmsgs:values Specify categories of issues to be checked, where 'values' is a comma-separated list of any of the following: reference show places where comments contain incorrect references to Java source code elements syntax show basic syntax errors within comments html show issues with HTML tags and attributes accessibility show issues for accessibility missing show issues with missing documentation all all of the above Precede a value with '-' to negate it Categories may be qualified by one of: /public /protected /package /private For positive categories (not beginning with '-') the qualifier applies to that access level and above. For negative categories (beginning with '-') the qualifier applies to that access level and below. If a qualifier is missing, the category applies to all access levels. For example, -Xmsgs:all,-syntax/private This will enable all messages, except syntax errors in the doc comments of private methods. If no -Xmsgs options are provided, the default is equivalent to -Xmsgs:all/protected, meaning that all messages are reported for protected and public declarations only. -stats Report statistics on the reported issues. -h -help --help -usage -? Show this message. The following javac options are also supported -bootclasspath, -classpath, -cp, -sourcepath, -Xmaxerrs, -Xmaxwarns To run doclint on part of a project, put the compiled classes for your project on the classpath (or bootclasspath), then specify the source files to be checked on the command line.