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docs: User Guide Getting Started expansion (#16596)
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Co-authored-by: Nicholas C. Zakas <nicholas@humanwhocodes.com>
Co-authored-by: Strek <ssharishkumar@gmail.com>

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Co-authored-by: Milos Djermanovic <milos.djermanovic@gmail.com>

* Apply suggestions from code review

* Apply suggestions from code review

Co-authored-by: Milos Djermanovic <milos.djermanovic@gmail.com>

Co-authored-by: Nicholas C. Zakas <nicholas@humanwhocodes.com>
Co-authored-by: Strek <ssharishkumar@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Milos Djermanovic <milos.djermanovic@gmail.com>
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---

ESLint is a tool for identifying and reporting on patterns found in ECMAScript/JavaScript code, with the goal of making code more consistent and avoiding bugs. In many ways, it is similar to JSLint and JSHint with a few exceptions:
ESLint is a tool for identifying and reporting on patterns found in ECMAScript/JavaScript code, with the goal of making code more consistent and avoiding bugs.

* ESLint uses [Espree](https://github.com/eslint/espree) for JavaScript parsing.
* ESLint uses an AST to evaluate patterns in code.
* ESLint is completely pluggable, every single rule is a plugin and you can add more at runtime.
ESLint is completely pluggable. Every single rule is a plugin and you can add more at runtime. You can also add community plugins, configurations, and parsers to extend the functionality of ESLint.

## Installation and Usage
## Prerequisites

Prerequisites: [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/) (`^12.22.0`, `^14.17.0`, or `>=16.0.0`) built with SSL support. (If you are using an official Node.js distribution, SSL is always built in.)
To use ESLint, you must have [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/) (`^12.22.0`, `^14.17.0`, or `>=16.0.0`) installed and built with SSL support. (If you are using an official Node.js distribution, SSL is always built in.)

## Quick start

You can install and configure ESLint using this command:

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```shell
# use `eslint-config-semistandard` shared config
# npm 6.x
npm init @eslint/config --config semistandard

# ⚠️ npm 7+, extra double-dash is needed:
# npm 7+
npm init @eslint/config -- --config semistandard

# or (`eslint-config` prefix is optional)
npm init @eslint/config -- --config eslint-config-semistandard

# ⚠️ npm 6.x no extra double-dash:
npm init @eslint/config --config semistandard

```

The `--config` flag also supports passing in arrays:
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yarn run eslint yourfile.js
```

It is also possible to install ESLint globally rather than locally (using `npm install eslint --global`). However, this is not recommended, and any plugins or shareable configs that you use must be installed locally in either case.

## Configuration

**Note:** If you are coming from a version before 1.0.0 please see the [migration guide](migrating-to-1.0.0).
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Because of this line, all of the rules marked "(recommended)" on the [rules page](../rules) will be turned on. Alternatively, you can use configurations that others have created by searching for "eslint-config" on [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/search?q=eslint-config). ESLint will not lint your code unless you extend from a shared configuration or explicitly turn rules on in your configuration.

## Global Install

It is also possible to install ESLint globally, rather than locally, using `npm install eslint --global`. However, this is not recommended, and any plugins or shareable configs that you use must still be installed locally if you install ESLint globally.

## Manual Set Up

You can also manually set up ESLint in your project.

Before you begin, you must already have a `package.json` file. If you don't, make sure to run `npm init` or `yarn init` to create the file beforehand.

1. Install the ESLint package in your project:

```shell
npm install --save-dev eslint
```

1. Add an `.eslintrc` file in one of the [supported configuration file formats](./configuring/configuration-files#configuration-file-formats).

```shell
# Create JavaScript configuration file
touch .eslintrc.js
```

1. Add configuration to the `.eslintrc` file. Refer to the [Configuring ESLint documentation](configuring/) to learn how to add rules, environments, custom configurations, plugins, and more.

```js
// .eslintrc.js example
module.exports = {
"env": {
"browser": true,
"es2021": true
},
"extends": "eslint:recommended",
"parserOptions": {
"ecmaVersion": "latest",
"sourceType": "module"
},
}
```

1. Lint code using the ESLint CLI:

```shell
npx eslint project-dir/ file1.js
```

For more information on the available CLI options, refer to [Command Line Interface](./command-line-interface).

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## Next Steps
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