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Last Updated: April 2026

yamlr explain

Rule & Remediation Documentation

Provides detailed explanations for specific Rule IDs or configuration topics.

Usage

bash
yamlr explain [RULE_ID]

Description

Yamlr findings include a Rule ID (e.g., rules/no-latest-tag). Use explain to get a full description, the rationale (Why?), and the remediation steps (How?).

Examples

bash
yamlr explain rules/no-latest-tag yamlr explain config/security yamlr explain config/discovery # New: Guide to finding features

🛡 Global Performance Flags

Available across all commands:

  • --timing: [PERFORMANCE] Output surgical execution timing breakdown.
  • --timing-file <FILE>: [PERFORMANCE] Save performance profiling data to a JSON file.