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url: /docs/guide/usage/linter/rules/eslint/max-lines.md
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### What it does

Enforce a maximum number of lines per file.

### Why is this bad?

Some people consider large files a code smell. Large files tend to do a
lot of things and can make it hard following what’s going. While there
is not an objective maximum number of lines considered acceptable in a
file, most people would agree it should not be in the thousands.
Recommendations usually range from 100 to 500 lines.

## Configuration

### max

type: `integer`

default: `300`

Maximum number of lines allowed per file.

### skipBlankLines

type: `boolean`

default: `false`

Whether to ignore blank lines when counting.

### skipComments

type: `boolean`

default: `false`

Whether to ignore comments when counting.

## How to use

## Version

This rule was added in v0.2.14.

## References