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# dev audit messages
Audit messages in a plugin's messages directory to locate unused messages and missing messages that have references in source code.
## Flags
| Flag Name (Long) | Flag Name (Short) | Description |
|------------------|-------------------|-------------|
| ‑‑flags‑dir | N/A | **Type:** Value
Import flag values from a directory. |
| ‑‑json | N/A | **Type:** Boolean
Format output as json. |
| ‑‑messages‑dir | ‑m | **Type:** Value
**Default value:** `messages`
Directory that contains the plugin's message files.
The default is the "messages" directory in the current working directory. |
| ‑‑project‑dir | ‑p | **Type:** Value
**Default value:** `.`
Location of the project where messages are to be audited. |
| ‑‑source‑dir | ‑s | **Type:** Value
**Default value:** `src`
Directory that contains the plugin's source code.
The default is the "src" directory in the current working directory. |
## Examples for dev audit messages
Audit messages using default directories:
```shell
sf dev audit messages
```
Audit messages in the "messages" directory in the current working directory; the plugin's source directory is in "src":
```shell
sf dev audit messages --messages-dir ./messages --source-dir ./src
```