Note
Unlike previous 2.x versions, -c, -l, and -p are not default. If any combination of these
options are used, ScanCode performs only that specific task, and not the others.
scancode -l
scans only for licenses, and doesn’t scan for copyright/packages/general
information/emails/urls. The only notable exception: a --package
scan also has
license information for package manifests and top-level packages, which are derived
regardless of --license
option being used.
Note
These options, i.e. -c, -l, -p, -e, -u, and -i can be used together. As in, instead of
scancode -c -i -p
, you can write scancode -cip
and it will be the same.