Ví dụ kết quả trả về khi thực hiện check 1 thư mục theo chuẩn mặc định:
$ phpcs /path/to/code
FILE: /path/to/code/myfile.php
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FOUND 5 ERROR(S) AFFECTING 5 LINE(S)
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2 | ERROR | Missing file doc comment
20 | ERROR | PHP keywords must be lowercase; expected "false" but found "FALSE"
47 | ERROR | Line not indented correctly; expected 4 spaces but found 1
51 | ERROR | Missing function doc comment
88 | ERROR | Line not indented correctly; expected 9 spaces but found 6
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FILE: /path/to/code/yourfile.php
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FOUND 1 ERROR(S) AND 1 WARNING(S) AFFECTING 1 LINE(S)
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21 | ERROR | PHP keywords must be lowercase; expected "false" but found
| | "FALSE"
21 | WARNING | Equals sign not aligned with surrounding assignments
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