diff --git a/jest.config.js b/jest.config.js
index cecb39e..018b0ea 100644
--- a/jest.config.js
+++ b/jest.config.js
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ module.exports = {
       statements: -10
     }
   },
-  collectCoverageFrom: ['src/**/{!(index|example),}.ts']
+  collectCoverageFrom: ['src/**/{!(index|formatExample|lintExample),}.ts']
 }
diff --git a/sasjslint-schema.json b/sasjslint-schema.json
index e01f628..4483d53 100644
--- a/sasjslint-schema.json
+++ b/sasjslint-schema.json
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
     "noNestedMacros": true,
     "noSpacesInFileNames": true,
     "noTabIndentation": true,
-    "noTrailingSpaces": true
+    "noTrailingSpaces": true,
+    "lineEndings": "lf"
   },
   "examples": [
     {
@@ -29,7 +30,8 @@
       "indentationMultiple": 4,
       "hasMacroNameInMend": true,
       "noNestedMacros": true,
-      "hasMacroParentheses": true
+      "hasMacroParentheses": true,
+      "lineEndings": "crlf"
     }
   ],
   "properties": {
@@ -120,6 +122,14 @@
       "description": "Enforces no trailing spaces in lines of SAS code. Shows a warning when they are present.",
       "default": true,
       "examples": [true, false]
+    },
+    "lineEndings": {
+      "$id": "#/properties/lineEndings",
+      "type": "string",
+      "title": "lineEndings",
+      "description": "Enforces the configured terminating character for each line. Shows a warning when incorrect line endings are present.",
+      "default": "lf",
+      "examples": ["lf", "crlf"]
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/format.ts b/src/format.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 96d852f..0000000
--- a/src/format.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export const format = (text: string) => {}
diff --git a/src/format/formatFile.spec.ts b/src/format/formatFile.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4581596
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/format/formatFile.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { formatFile } from './formatFile'
+import path from 'path'
+import { createFile, deleteFile, readFile } from '@sasjs/utils/file'
+import { LintConfig } from '../types'
+
+describe('formatFile', () => {
+  it('should fix linting issues in a given file', async () => {
+    const content = `%macro somemacro();  \n%put 'hello';\n%mend;`
+    const expectedContent = `/**\n  @file\n  @brief <Your brief here>\n  <h4> SAS Macros </h4>\n**/\n%macro somemacro();\n%put 'hello';\n%mend somemacro;`
+    await createFile(path.join(__dirname, 'format-file-test.sas'), content)
+
+    await formatFile(path.join(__dirname, 'format-file-test.sas'))
+    const result = await readFile(path.join(__dirname, 'format-file-test.sas'))
+
+    expect(result).toEqual(expectedContent)
+
+    await deleteFile(path.join(__dirname, 'format-file-test.sas'))
+  })
+
+  it('should use the provided config if available', async () => {
+    const content = `%macro somemacro();  \n%put 'hello';\n%mend;`
+    const expectedContent = `/**\r\n  @file\r\n  @brief <Your brief here>\r\n  <h4> SAS Macros </h4>\r\n**/\r\n%macro somemacro();\r\n%put 'hello';\r\n%mend somemacro;`
+    await createFile(path.join(__dirname, 'format-file-config.sas'), content)
+
+    await formatFile(
+      path.join(__dirname, 'format-file-config.sas'),
+      new LintConfig({
+        lineEndings: 'crlf',
+        hasMacroNameInMend: true,
+        hasDoxygenHeader: true,
+        noTrailingSpaces: true
+      })
+    )
+    const result = await readFile(
+      path.join(__dirname, 'format-file-config.sas')
+    )
+
+    expect(result).toEqual(expectedContent)
+
+    await deleteFile(path.join(__dirname, 'format-file-config.sas'))
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/format/formatFile.ts b/src/format/formatFile.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa6950f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/format/formatFile.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { createFile, readFile } from '@sasjs/utils/file'
+import { LintConfig } from '../types/LintConfig'
+import { getLintConfig } from '../utils/getLintConfig'
+import { processText } from './shared'
+
+/**
+ * Applies automatic formatting to the file at the given path.
+ * @param {string} filePath - the path to the file to be formatted.
+ * @param {LintConfig} configuration - an optional configuration. When not passed in, this is read from the .sasjslint file.
+ * @returns {Promise<void>} Resolves successfully when the file has been formatted.
+ */
+export const formatFile = async (
+  filePath: string,
+  configuration?: LintConfig
+) => {
+  const config = configuration || (await getLintConfig())
+  const text = await readFile(filePath)
+
+  const formattedText = processText(text, config)
+
+  await createFile(filePath, formattedText)
+}
diff --git a/src/format/formatFolder.spec.ts b/src/format/formatFolder.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..389813b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/format/formatFolder.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import { formatFolder } from './formatFolder'
+import path from 'path'
+import {
+  createFile,
+  createFolder,
+  deleteFolder,
+  readFile
+} from '@sasjs/utils/file'
+
+describe('formatFolder', () => {
+  it('should fix linting issues in a given folder', async () => {
+    const content = `%macro somemacro();  \n%put 'hello';\n%mend;`
+    const expectedContent = `/**\n  @file\n  @brief <Your brief here>\n  <h4> SAS Macros </h4>\n**/\n%macro somemacro();\n%put 'hello';\n%mend somemacro;`
+    await createFolder(path.join(__dirname, 'format-folder-test'))
+    await createFile(
+      path.join(__dirname, 'format-folder-test', 'format-folder-test.sas'),
+      content
+    )
+
+    await formatFolder(path.join(__dirname, 'format-folder-test'))
+    const result = await readFile(
+      path.join(__dirname, 'format-folder-test', 'format-folder-test.sas')
+    )
+
+    expect(result).toEqual(expectedContent)
+
+    await deleteFolder(path.join(__dirname, 'format-folder-test'))
+  })
+
+  it('should fix linting issues in subfolders of a given folder', async () => {
+    const content = `%macro somemacro();  \n%put 'hello';\n%mend;`
+    const expectedContent = `/**\n  @file\n  @brief <Your brief here>\n  <h4> SAS Macros </h4>\n**/\n%macro somemacro();\n%put 'hello';\n%mend somemacro;`
+    await createFolder(path.join(__dirname, 'format-folder-test'))
+    await createFolder(path.join(__dirname, 'subfolder'))
+    await createFile(
+      path.join(
+        __dirname,
+        'format-folder-test',
+        'subfolder',
+        'format-folder-test.sas'
+      ),
+      content
+    )
+
+    await formatFolder(path.join(__dirname, 'format-folder-test'))
+    const result = await readFile(
+      path.join(
+        __dirname,
+        'format-folder-test',
+        'subfolder',
+        'format-folder-test.sas'
+      )
+    )
+
+    expect(result).toEqual(expectedContent)
+
+    await deleteFolder(path.join(__dirname, 'format-folder-test'))
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/format/formatFolder.ts b/src/format/formatFolder.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7ec86f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/format/formatFolder.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { listSubFoldersInFolder } from '@sasjs/utils/file'
+import path from 'path'
+import { LintConfig } from '../types/LintConfig'
+import { asyncForEach } from '../utils/asyncForEach'
+import { getLintConfig } from '../utils/getLintConfig'
+import { listSasFiles } from '../utils/listSasFiles'
+import { formatFile } from './formatFile'
+
+const excludeFolders = [
+  '.git',
+  '.github',
+  '.vscode',
+  'node_modules',
+  'sasjsbuild',
+  'sasjsresults'
+]
+
+/**
+ * Automatically formats all SAS files in the folder at the given path.
+ * @param {string} folderPath - the path to the folder to be formatted.
+ * @param {LintConfig} configuration - an optional configuration. When not passed in, this is read from the .sasjslint file.
+ * @returns {Promise<void>} Resolves successfully when all SAS files in the given folder have been formatted.
+ */
+export const formatFolder = async (
+  folderPath: string,
+  configuration?: LintConfig
+) => {
+  const config = configuration || (await getLintConfig())
+  const fileNames = await listSasFiles(folderPath)
+  await asyncForEach(fileNames, async (fileName) => {
+    const filePath = path.join(folderPath, fileName)
+    await formatFile(filePath)
+  })
+
+  const subFolders = (await listSubFoldersInFolder(folderPath)).filter(
+    (f: string) => !excludeFolders.includes(f)
+  )
+
+  await asyncForEach(subFolders, async (subFolder) => {
+    await formatFolder(path.join(folderPath, subFolder), config)
+  })
+}
diff --git a/src/format/formatProject.spec.ts b/src/format/formatProject.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f2cfa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/format/formatProject.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { formatProject } from './formatProject'
+import path from 'path'
+import {
+  createFile,
+  createFolder,
+  deleteFolder,
+  readFile
+} from '@sasjs/utils/file'
+import { DefaultLintConfiguration } from '../utils'
+import * as getProjectRootModule from '../utils/getProjectRoot'
+jest.mock('../utils/getProjectRoot')
+
+describe('formatProject', () => {
+  it('should format files in the current project', async () => {
+    const content = `%macro somemacro();  \n%put 'hello';\n%mend;`
+    const expectedContent = `/**\n  @file\n  @brief <Your brief here>\n  <h4> SAS Macros </h4>\n**/\n%macro somemacro();\n%put 'hello';\n%mend somemacro;`
+    await createFolder(path.join(__dirname, 'format-project-test'))
+    await createFile(
+      path.join(__dirname, 'format-project-test', 'format-project-test.sas'),
+      content
+    )
+    await createFile(
+      path.join(__dirname, 'format-project-test', '.sasjslint'),
+      JSON.stringify(DefaultLintConfiguration)
+    )
+    jest
+      .spyOn(getProjectRootModule, 'getProjectRoot')
+      .mockImplementation(() =>
+        Promise.resolve(path.join(__dirname, 'format-project-test'))
+      )
+
+    await formatProject()
+    const result = await readFile(
+      path.join(__dirname, 'format-project-test', 'format-project-test.sas')
+    )
+
+    expect(result).toEqual(expectedContent)
+
+    await deleteFolder(path.join(__dirname, 'format-project-test'))
+  })
+
+  it('should throw an error when a project root is not found', async () => {
+    jest
+      .spyOn(getProjectRootModule, 'getProjectRoot')
+      .mockImplementationOnce(() => Promise.resolve(''))
+
+    await expect(formatProject()).rejects.toThrowError(
+      'SASjs Project Root was not found.'
+    )
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/format/formatProject.ts b/src/format/formatProject.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0eb2fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/format/formatProject.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { getProjectRoot } from '../utils/getProjectRoot'
+import { formatFolder } from './formatFolder'
+
+/**
+ * Automatically formats all SAS files in the current project.
+ * @returns {Promise<void>} Resolves successfully when all SAS files in the current project have been formatted.
+ */
+export const formatProject = async () => {
+  const projectRoot =
+    (await getProjectRoot()) || process.projectDir || process.currentDir
+  if (!projectRoot) {
+    throw new Error('SASjs Project Root was not found.')
+  }
+  return await formatFolder(projectRoot)
+}
diff --git a/src/format/formatText.spec.ts b/src/format/formatText.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35f2a53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/format/formatText.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { formatText } from './formatText'
+import * as getLintConfigModule from '../utils/getLintConfig'
+import { LintConfig } from '../types'
+jest.mock('../utils/getLintConfig')
+
+describe('formatText', () => {
+  it('should format the given text based on configured rules', async () => {
+    jest
+      .spyOn(getLintConfigModule, 'getLintConfig')
+      .mockImplementationOnce(() =>
+        Promise.resolve(
+          new LintConfig(getLintConfigModule.DefaultLintConfiguration)
+        )
+      )
+    const text = `%macro test
+  %put 'hello';\r\n%mend; `
+
+    const expectedOutput = `/**
+  @file
+  @brief <Your brief here>
+  <h4> SAS Macros </h4>
+**/\n%macro test
+  %put 'hello';\n%mend test;`
+
+    const output = await formatText(text)
+
+    expect(output).toEqual(expectedOutput)
+  })
+
+  it('should use CRLF line endings when configured', async () => {
+    jest
+      .spyOn(getLintConfigModule, 'getLintConfig')
+      .mockImplementationOnce(() =>
+        Promise.resolve(
+          new LintConfig({
+            ...getLintConfigModule.DefaultLintConfiguration,
+            lineEndings: 'crlf'
+          })
+        )
+      )
+    const text = `%macro test\n  %put 'hello';\r\n%mend; `
+
+    const expectedOutput = `/**\r\n  @file\r\n  @brief <Your brief here>\r\n  <h4> SAS Macros </h4>\r\n**/\r\n%macro test\r\n  %put 'hello';\r\n%mend test;`
+
+    const output = await formatText(text)
+
+    expect(output).toEqual(expectedOutput)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/format/formatText.ts b/src/format/formatText.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b33807e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/format/formatText.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { getLintConfig } from '../utils'
+import { processText } from './shared'
+
+export const formatText = async (text: string) => {
+  const config = await getLintConfig()
+  return processText(text, config)
+}
diff --git a/src/format/index.ts b/src/format/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bff5f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/format/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+export * from './formatText'
+export * from './formatFile'
+export * from './formatFolder'
+export * from './formatProject'
diff --git a/src/format/shared.ts b/src/format/shared.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa0ff02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/format/shared.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { LintConfig } from '../types'
+import { LineEndings } from '../types/LineEndings'
+import { splitText } from '../utils/splitText'
+
+export const processText = (text: string, config: LintConfig) => {
+  const processedText = processContent(config, text)
+  const lines = splitText(processedText, config)
+  const formattedLines = lines.map((line) => {
+    return processLine(config, line)
+  })
+
+  const configuredLineEnding =
+    config.lineEndings === LineEndings.LF ? '\n' : '\r\n'
+  return formattedLines.join(configuredLineEnding)
+}
+
+const processContent = (config: LintConfig, content: string): string => {
+  let processedContent = content
+  config.fileLintRules
+    .filter((r) => !!r.fix)
+    .forEach((rule) => {
+      processedContent = rule.fix!(processedContent)
+    })
+
+  return processedContent
+}
+
+export const processLine = (config: LintConfig, line: string): string => {
+  let processedLine = line
+  config.lineLintRules
+    .filter((r) => !!r.fix)
+    .forEach((rule) => {
+      processedLine = rule.fix!(line)
+    })
+
+  return processedLine
+}
diff --git a/src/formatExample.ts b/src/formatExample.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10a428c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/formatExample.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { formatText } from './format/formatText'
+import { lintText } from './lint'
+
+const content = `%put 'Hello';   
+%put 'World'; 
+%macro somemacro()
+  %put 'test';
+%mend;\r\n`
+
+console.log(content)
+lintText(content).then((diagnostics) => {
+  console.log('Before Formatting:')
+  console.table(diagnostics)
+  formatText(content).then((formattedText) => {
+    lintText(formattedText).then((newDiagnostics) => {
+      console.log('After Formatting:')
+      console.log(formattedText)
+      console.table(newDiagnostics)
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 7ed1b17..160eb2c 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+export * from './format'
 export * from './lint'
 export * from './types'
 export * from './utils'
diff --git a/src/lint/lintFolder.spec.ts b/src/lint/lintFolder.spec.ts
index 69938fd..9c2c2c9 100644
--- a/src/lint/lintFolder.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lint/lintFolder.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 import { lintFolder } from './lintFolder'
 import { Severity } from '../types/Severity'
 import path from 'path'
+import {
+  createFile,
+  createFolder,
+  deleteFolder,
+  readFile
+} from '@sasjs/utils/file'
 
 const expectedFilesCount = 1
 const expectedDiagnostics = [
@@ -71,11 +77,18 @@ const expectedDiagnostics = [
 
 describe('lintFolder', () => {
   it('should identify lint issues in a given folder', async () => {
-    const results = await lintFolder(path.join(__dirname, '..'))
-
+    await createFolder(path.join(__dirname, 'lint-folder-test'))
+    const content = await readFile(
+      path.join(__dirname, '..', 'Example File.sas')
+    )
+    await createFile(
+      path.join(__dirname, 'lint-folder-test', 'Example File.sas'),
+      content
+    )
+    const results = await lintFolder(path.join(__dirname, 'lint-folder-test'))
     expect(results.size).toEqual(expectedFilesCount)
     const diagnostics = results.get(
-      path.join(__dirname, '..', 'Example File.sas')
+      path.join(__dirname, 'lint-folder-test', 'Example File.sas')
     )!
     expect(diagnostics.length).toEqual(expectedDiagnostics.length)
     expect(diagnostics).toContainEqual(expectedDiagnostics[0])
@@ -87,5 +100,36 @@ describe('lintFolder', () => {
     expect(diagnostics).toContainEqual(expectedDiagnostics[6])
     expect(diagnostics).toContainEqual(expectedDiagnostics[7])
     expect(diagnostics).toContainEqual(expectedDiagnostics[8])
+
+    await deleteFolder(path.join(__dirname, 'lint-folder-test'))
+  })
+
+  it('should identify lint issues in subfolders of a given folder', async () => {
+    await createFolder(path.join(__dirname, 'lint-folder-test'))
+    await createFolder(path.join(__dirname, 'lint-folder-test', 'subfolder'))
+    const content = await readFile(
+      path.join(__dirname, '..', 'Example File.sas')
+    )
+    await createFile(
+      path.join(__dirname, 'lint-folder-test', 'subfolder', 'Example File.sas'),
+      content
+    )
+    const results = await lintFolder(path.join(__dirname, 'lint-folder-test'))
+    expect(results.size).toEqual(expectedFilesCount)
+    const diagnostics = results.get(
+      path.join(__dirname, 'lint-folder-test', 'subfolder', 'Example File.sas')
+    )!
+    expect(diagnostics.length).toEqual(expectedDiagnostics.length)
+    expect(diagnostics).toContainEqual(expectedDiagnostics[0])
+    expect(diagnostics).toContainEqual(expectedDiagnostics[1])
+    expect(diagnostics).toContainEqual(expectedDiagnostics[2])
+    expect(diagnostics).toContainEqual(expectedDiagnostics[3])
+    expect(diagnostics).toContainEqual(expectedDiagnostics[4])
+    expect(diagnostics).toContainEqual(expectedDiagnostics[5])
+    expect(diagnostics).toContainEqual(expectedDiagnostics[6])
+    expect(diagnostics).toContainEqual(expectedDiagnostics[7])
+    expect(diagnostics).toContainEqual(expectedDiagnostics[8])
+
+    await deleteFolder(path.join(__dirname, 'lint-folder-test'))
   })
 })
diff --git a/src/lint/lintProject.spec.ts b/src/lint/lintProject.spec.ts
index 47e09d9..31a3151 100644
--- a/src/lint/lintProject.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lint/lintProject.spec.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import { lintProject } from './lintProject'
 import { Severity } from '../types/Severity'
-import * as utils from '../utils'
+import * as getProjectRootModule from '../utils/getProjectRoot'
 import path from 'path'
-jest.mock('../utils')
+import { createFolder, createFile, readFile, deleteFolder } from '@sasjs/utils'
+import { DefaultLintConfiguration } from '../utils'
+jest.mock('../utils/getProjectRoot')
 
 const expectedFilesCount = 1
 const expectedDiagnostics = [
@@ -73,14 +75,29 @@ const expectedDiagnostics = [
 
 describe('lintProject', () => {
   it('should identify lint issues in a given project', async () => {
+    await createFolder(path.join(__dirname, 'lint-project-test'))
+    const content = await readFile(
+      path.join(__dirname, '..', 'Example File.sas')
+    )
+    await createFile(
+      path.join(__dirname, 'lint-project-test', 'Example File.sas'),
+      content
+    )
+    await createFile(
+      path.join(__dirname, 'lint-project-test', '.sasjslint'),
+      JSON.stringify(DefaultLintConfiguration)
+    )
+
     jest
-      .spyOn(utils, 'getProjectRoot')
-      .mockImplementationOnce(() => Promise.resolve(path.join(__dirname, '..')))
+      .spyOn(getProjectRootModule, 'getProjectRoot')
+      .mockImplementation(() =>
+        Promise.resolve(path.join(__dirname, 'lint-project-test'))
+      )
     const results = await lintProject()
 
     expect(results.size).toEqual(expectedFilesCount)
     const diagnostics = results.get(
-      path.join(__dirname, '..', 'Example File.sas')
+      path.join(__dirname, 'lint-project-test', 'Example File.sas')
     )!
     expect(diagnostics.length).toEqual(expectedDiagnostics.length)
     expect(diagnostics).toContainEqual(expectedDiagnostics[0])
@@ -92,11 +109,13 @@ describe('lintProject', () => {
     expect(diagnostics).toContainEqual(expectedDiagnostics[6])
     expect(diagnostics).toContainEqual(expectedDiagnostics[7])
     expect(diagnostics).toContainEqual(expectedDiagnostics[8])
+
+    await deleteFolder(path.join(__dirname, 'lint-project-test'))
   })
 
   it('should throw an error when a project root is not found', async () => {
     jest
-      .spyOn(utils, 'getProjectRoot')
+      .spyOn(getProjectRootModule, 'getProjectRoot')
       .mockImplementationOnce(() => Promise.resolve(''))
 
     await expect(lintProject()).rejects.toThrowError(
diff --git a/src/lint/lintProject.ts b/src/lint/lintProject.ts
index 2c9c524..89eeafd 100644
--- a/src/lint/lintProject.ts
+++ b/src/lint/lintProject.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { getProjectRoot } from '../utils'
+import { getProjectRoot } from '../utils/getProjectRoot'
 import { lintFolder } from './lintFolder'
 
 /**
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import { lintFolder } from './lintFolder'
 export const lintProject = async () => {
   const projectRoot =
     (await getProjectRoot()) || process.projectDir || process.currentDir
-
   if (!projectRoot) {
     throw new Error('SASjs Project Root was not found.')
   }
diff --git a/src/lint/shared.spec.ts b/src/lint/shared.spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 668610b..0000000
--- a/src/lint/shared.spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-import { splitText } from './shared'
-
-describe('splitText', () => {
-  it('should return an empty array when text is falsy', () => {
-    const lines = splitText('')
-
-    expect(lines.length).toEqual(0)
-  })
-
-  it('should return an array of lines from text', () => {
-    const lines = splitText(`line 1\nline 2`)
-
-    expect(lines.length).toEqual(2)
-    expect(lines[0]).toEqual('line 1')
-    expect(lines[1]).toEqual('line 2')
-  })
-
-  it('should work with CRLF line endings', () => {
-    const lines = splitText(`line 1\r\nline 2`)
-
-    expect(lines.length).toEqual(2)
-    expect(lines[0]).toEqual('line 1')
-    expect(lines[1]).toEqual('line 2')
-  })
-})
diff --git a/src/lint/shared.ts b/src/lint/shared.ts
index bbbadc6..50ca081 100644
--- a/src/lint/shared.ts
+++ b/src/lint/shared.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,8 @@
 import { LintConfig, Diagnostic } from '../types'
-
-/**
- * Splits the given content into a list of lines, regardless of CRLF or LF line endings.
- * @param {string} text - the text content to be split into lines.
- * @returns {string[]} an array of lines from the given text
- */
-export const splitText = (text: string): string[] => {
-  if (!text) return []
-  return text.replace(/\r\n/g, '\n').split('\n')
-}
+import { splitText } from '../utils'
 
 export const processText = (text: string, config: LintConfig) => {
-  const lines = splitText(text)
+  const lines = splitText(text, config)
   const diagnostics: Diagnostic[] = []
   diagnostics.push(...processContent(config, text))
   lines.forEach((line, index) => {
diff --git a/src/example.ts b/src/lintExample.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/example.ts
rename to src/lintExample.ts
diff --git a/src/rules/file/hasDoxygenHeader.spec.ts b/src/rules/file/hasDoxygenHeader.spec.ts
index 2bf1259..02d0ca4 100644
--- a/src/rules/file/hasDoxygenHeader.spec.ts
+++ b/src/rules/file/hasDoxygenHeader.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+import { LintConfig } from '../../types'
 import { Severity } from '../../types/Severity'
 import { hasDoxygenHeader } from './hasDoxygenHeader'
 
-describe('hasDoxygenHeader', () => {
+describe('hasDoxygenHeader - test', () => {
   it('should return an empty array when the file starts with a doxygen header', () => {
     const content = `/**
    @file
@@ -69,3 +70,47 @@ describe('hasDoxygenHeader', () => {
     ])
   })
 })
+
+describe('hasDoxygenHeader - fix', () => {
+  it('should not alter the text if a doxygen header is already present', () => {
+    const content = `/**
+   @file
+   @brief Returns an unused libref
+ **/
+
+ %macro mf_getuniquelibref(prefix=mclib,maxtries=1000);
+   %local x libref;
+   %let x={SAS002};
+   %do x=0 %to &maxtries;`
+
+    expect(hasDoxygenHeader.fix!(content)).toEqual(content)
+  })
+
+  it('should should add a doxygen header if not present', () => {
+    const content = `%macro mf_getuniquelibref(prefix=mclib,maxtries=1000);
+%local x libref;
+%let x={SAS002};
+%do x=0 %to &maxtries;`
+
+    expect(hasDoxygenHeader.fix!(content)).toEqual(
+      `/**
+  @file
+  @brief <Your brief here>
+  <h4> SAS Macros </h4>
+**/` +
+        '\n' +
+        content
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('should use CRLF line endings when configured', () => {
+    const content = `%macro mf_getuniquelibref(prefix=mclib,maxtries=1000);\n%local x libref;\n%let x={SAS002};\n%do x=0 %to &maxtries;`
+    const config = new LintConfig({ lineEndings: 'crlf' })
+
+    expect(hasDoxygenHeader.fix!(content, config)).toEqual(
+      `/**\r\n  @file\r\n  @brief <Your brief here>\r\n  <h4> SAS Macros </h4>\r\n**/` +
+        '\r\n' +
+        content
+    )
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/rules/file/hasDoxygenHeader.ts b/src/rules/file/hasDoxygenHeader.ts
index aa7c0bc..2a5c75b 100644
--- a/src/rules/file/hasDoxygenHeader.ts
+++ b/src/rules/file/hasDoxygenHeader.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
+import { LintConfig } from '../../types'
+import { LineEndings } from '../../types/LineEndings'
 import { FileLintRule } from '../../types/LintRule'
 import { LintRuleType } from '../../types/LintRuleType'
 import { Severity } from '../../types/Severity'
 
+const DoxygenHeader = `/**{lineEnding}  @file{lineEnding}  @brief <Your brief here>{lineEnding}  <h4> SAS Macros </h4>{lineEnding}**/`
+
 const name = 'hasDoxygenHeader'
 const description =
   'Enforce the presence of a Doxygen header at the start of each file.'
@@ -32,6 +36,19 @@ const test = (value: string) => {
   }
 }
 
+const fix = (value: string, config?: LintConfig): string => {
+  if (test(value).length === 0) {
+    return value
+  }
+  const lineEndingConfig = config?.lineEndings || LineEndings.LF
+  const lineEnding = lineEndingConfig === LineEndings.LF ? '\n' : '\r\n'
+
+  return `${DoxygenHeader.replace(
+    /{lineEnding}/g,
+    lineEnding
+  )}${lineEnding}${value}`
+}
+
 /**
  * Lint rule that checks for the presence of a Doxygen header in a given file.
  */
@@ -40,5 +57,6 @@ export const hasDoxygenHeader: FileLintRule = {
   name,
   description,
   message,
-  test
+  test,
+  fix
 }
diff --git a/src/rules/file/hasMacroNameInMend.spec.ts b/src/rules/file/hasMacroNameInMend.spec.ts
index 81d3b2e..6daf1bf 100644
--- a/src/rules/file/hasMacroNameInMend.spec.ts
+++ b/src/rules/file/hasMacroNameInMend.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+import { LintConfig } from '../../types'
 import { Severity } from '../../types/Severity'
 import { hasMacroNameInMend } from './hasMacroNameInMend'
 
-describe('hasMacroNameInMend', () => {
+describe('hasMacroNameInMend - test', () => {
   it('should return an empty array when %mend has correct macro name', () => {
     const content = `
   %macro somemacro();
@@ -319,4 +320,146 @@ describe('hasMacroNameInMend', () => {
       })
     })
   })
+
+  it('should use the configured line ending while testing content', () => {
+    const content = `%macro somemacro();\r\n%put &sysmacroname;\r\n%mend;`
+
+    const diagnostics = hasMacroNameInMend.test(
+      content,
+      new LintConfig({ lineEndings: 'crlf' })
+    )
+
+    expect(diagnostics).toEqual([
+      {
+        message: '%mend statement is missing macro name - somemacro',
+        lineNumber: 3,
+        startColumnNumber: 1,
+        endColumnNumber: 7,
+        severity: Severity.Warning
+      }
+    ])
+  })
+})
+
+describe('hasMacroNameInMend - fix', () => {
+  it('should add macro name to the mend statement if not present', () => {
+    const content = `  %macro somemacro;\n    %put &sysmacroname;\n  %mend;`
+    const expectedContent = `  %macro somemacro;\n    %put &sysmacroname;\n  %mend somemacro;`
+
+    const formattedContent = hasMacroNameInMend.fix!(content, new LintConfig())
+
+    expect(formattedContent).toEqual(expectedContent)
+  })
+
+  it('should add macro name to the mend statement if not present ( code in single line )', () => {
+    const content = `%macro somemacro; %put &sysmacroname; %mend; some code;`
+    const expectedContent = `%macro somemacro; %put &sysmacroname; %mend somemacro; some code;`
+
+    const formattedContent = hasMacroNameInMend.fix!(content, new LintConfig())
+
+    expect(formattedContent).toEqual(expectedContent)
+  })
+
+  it('should add macro name to the mend statement if not present ( with multiple macros )', () => {
+    const content = `
+  %macro somemacro;
+    %put &sysmacroname;
+  %mend somemacro;
+
+  %macro somemacro2;
+    %put &sysmacroname2;
+  %mend;`
+    const expectedContent = `
+  %macro somemacro;
+    %put &sysmacroname;
+  %mend somemacro;
+
+  %macro somemacro2;
+    %put &sysmacroname2;
+  %mend somemacro2;`
+
+    const formattedContent = hasMacroNameInMend.fix!(content, new LintConfig())
+
+    expect(formattedContent).toEqual(expectedContent)
+  })
+
+  it('should remove redundant %mend statement', () => {
+    const content = `
+  %macro somemacro;
+    %put &sysmacroname;
+  %mend somemacro;
+  %mend something;`
+    const expectedContent = `
+  %macro somemacro;
+    %put &sysmacroname;
+  %mend somemacro;
+  `
+
+    const formattedContent = hasMacroNameInMend.fix!(content, new LintConfig())
+    expect(formattedContent).toEqual(expectedContent)
+  })
+
+  it('should remove redundant %mend statement with comments', () => {
+    const content = `
+  %macro somemacro;
+    %put &sysmacroname;
+  %mend somemacro;
+  /* some comment */
+  /* some comment */ %mend something; some code;
+  /* some comment */`
+    const expectedContent = `
+  %macro somemacro;
+    %put &sysmacroname;
+  %mend somemacro;
+  /* some comment */
+  /* some comment */  some code;
+  /* some comment */`
+
+    const formattedContent = hasMacroNameInMend.fix!(content, new LintConfig())
+    expect(formattedContent).toEqual(expectedContent)
+  })
+
+  it('should correct mismatched macro name', () => {
+    const content = `
+  %macro somemacro;
+    %put &sysmacroname;
+  %mend someanothermacro;`
+    const expectedContent = `
+  %macro somemacro;
+    %put &sysmacroname;
+  %mend somemacro;`
+
+    const formattedContent = hasMacroNameInMend.fix!(content, new LintConfig())
+    expect(formattedContent).toEqual(expectedContent)
+  })
+
+  it('should correct mismatched macro name with comments', () => {
+    const content = `
+  %macro  somemacro;
+/* some comments */
+    %put  &sysmacroname;
+/* some comments */
+  %mend    someanothermacro   ;`
+    const expectedContent = `
+  %macro  somemacro;
+/* some comments */
+    %put  &sysmacroname;
+/* some comments */
+  %mend    somemacro   ;`
+
+    const formattedContent = hasMacroNameInMend.fix!(content, new LintConfig())
+    expect(formattedContent).toEqual(expectedContent)
+  })
+
+  it('should use the configured line ending while applying the fix', () => {
+    const content = `%macro somemacro();\r\n%put &sysmacroname;\r\n%mend  ;`
+    const expectedContent = `%macro somemacro();\r\n%put &sysmacroname;\r\n%mend somemacro  ;`
+
+    const formattedContent = hasMacroNameInMend.fix!(
+      content,
+      new LintConfig({ lineEndings: 'crlf' })
+    )
+
+    expect(formattedContent).toEqual(expectedContent)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/rules/file/hasMacroNameInMend.ts b/src/rules/file/hasMacroNameInMend.ts
index fec97cb..cab7ac1 100644
--- a/src/rules/file/hasMacroNameInMend.ts
+++ b/src/rules/file/hasMacroNameInMend.ts
@@ -2,99 +2,123 @@ import { Diagnostic } from '../../types/Diagnostic'
 import { FileLintRule } from '../../types/LintRule'
 import { LintRuleType } from '../../types/LintRuleType'
 import { Severity } from '../../types/Severity'
-import { trimComments } from '../../utils/trimComments'
 import { getColumnNumber } from '../../utils/getColumnNumber'
+import { LintConfig } from '../../types'
+import { LineEndings } from '../../types/LineEndings'
+import { parseMacros } from '../../utils/parseMacros'
 
 const name = 'hasMacroNameInMend'
 const description =
   'Enforces the presence of the macro name in each %mend statement.'
 const message = '%mend statement has missing or incorrect macro name'
-const test = (value: string) => {
+const test = (value: string, config?: LintConfig) => {
+  const lineEnding = config?.lineEndings === LineEndings.CRLF ? '\r\n' : '\n'
+  const lines: string[] = value ? value.split(lineEnding) : []
+  const macros = parseMacros(value, config)
   const diagnostics: Diagnostic[] = []
-
-  const lines: string[] = value ? value.split('\n') : []
-
-  const declaredMacros: { name: string; lineNumber: number }[] = []
-  let isCommentStarted = false
-  lines.forEach((line, lineIndex) => {
-    const { statement: trimmedLine, commentStarted } = trimComments(
-      line,
-      isCommentStarted
-    )
-    isCommentStarted = commentStarted
-    const statements: string[] = trimmedLine ? trimmedLine.split(';') : []
-
-    statements.forEach((statement) => {
-      const { statement: trimmedStatement, commentStarted } = trimComments(
-        statement,
-        isCommentStarted
-      )
-      isCommentStarted = commentStarted
-
-      if (trimmedStatement.startsWith('%macro ')) {
-        const macroName = trimmedStatement
-          .slice(7, trimmedStatement.length)
-          .trim()
-          .split('(')[0]
-        if (macroName)
-          declaredMacros.push({
-            name: macroName,
-            lineNumber: lineIndex + 1
-          })
-      } else if (trimmedStatement.startsWith('%mend')) {
-        const declaredMacro = declaredMacros.pop()
-        const macroName = trimmedStatement
-          .split(' ')
-          .filter((s: string) => !!s)[1]
-
-        if (!declaredMacro) {
-          diagnostics.push({
-            message: `%mend statement is redundant`,
-            lineNumber: lineIndex + 1,
-            startColumnNumber: getColumnNumber(line, '%mend'),
-            endColumnNumber:
-              getColumnNumber(line, '%mend') + trimmedStatement.length,
-            severity: Severity.Warning
-          })
-        } else if (!macroName) {
-          diagnostics.push({
-            message: `%mend statement is missing macro name - ${
-              declaredMacro!.name
-            }`,
-            lineNumber: lineIndex + 1,
-            startColumnNumber: getColumnNumber(line, '%mend'),
-            endColumnNumber: getColumnNumber(line, '%mend') + 6,
-            severity: Severity.Warning
-          })
-        } else if (macroName !== declaredMacro!.name) {
-          diagnostics.push({
-            message: `%mend statement has mismatched macro name, it should be '${
-              declaredMacro!.name
-            }'`,
-            lineNumber: lineIndex + 1,
-            startColumnNumber: getColumnNumber(line, macroName),
-            endColumnNumber:
-              getColumnNumber(line, macroName) + macroName.length - 1,
-            severity: Severity.Warning
-          })
-        }
-      }
-    })
-  })
-
-  declaredMacros.forEach((declaredMacro) => {
-    diagnostics.push({
-      message: `Missing %mend statement for macro - ${declaredMacro.name}`,
-      lineNumber: declaredMacro.lineNumber,
-      startColumnNumber: 1,
-      endColumnNumber: 1,
-      severity: Severity.Warning
-    })
+  macros.forEach((macro) => {
+    if (macro.startLineNumber === null && macro.endLineNumber !== null) {
+      const endLine = lines[macro.endLineNumber - 1]
+      diagnostics.push({
+        message: `%mend statement is redundant`,
+        lineNumber: macro.endLineNumber,
+        startColumnNumber: getColumnNumber(endLine, '%mend'),
+        endColumnNumber:
+          getColumnNumber(endLine, '%mend') + macro.termination.length,
+        severity: Severity.Warning
+      })
+    } else if (macro.endLineNumber === null && macro.startLineNumber !== null) {
+      diagnostics.push({
+        message: `Missing %mend statement for macro - ${macro.name}`,
+        lineNumber: macro.startLineNumber,
+        startColumnNumber: 1,
+        endColumnNumber: 1,
+        severity: Severity.Warning
+      })
+    } else if (macro.mismatchedMendMacroName) {
+      const endLine = lines[(macro.endLineNumber as number) - 1]
+      diagnostics.push({
+        message: `%mend statement has mismatched macro name, it should be '${
+          macro!.name
+        }'`,
+        lineNumber: macro.endLineNumber as number,
+        startColumnNumber: getColumnNumber(
+          endLine,
+          macro.mismatchedMendMacroName
+        ),
+        endColumnNumber:
+          getColumnNumber(endLine, macro.mismatchedMendMacroName) +
+          macro.mismatchedMendMacroName.length -
+          1,
+        severity: Severity.Warning
+      })
+    } else if (!macro.hasMacroNameInMend) {
+      const endLine = lines[(macro.endLineNumber as number) - 1]
+      diagnostics.push({
+        message: `%mend statement is missing macro name - ${macro.name}`,
+        lineNumber: macro.endLineNumber as number,
+        startColumnNumber: getColumnNumber(endLine, '%mend'),
+        endColumnNumber: getColumnNumber(endLine, '%mend') + 6,
+        severity: Severity.Warning
+      })
+    }
   })
 
   return diagnostics
 }
 
+const fix = (value: string, config?: LintConfig): string => {
+  const lineEnding = config?.lineEndings === LineEndings.CRLF ? '\r\n' : '\n'
+  const lines: string[] = value ? value.split(lineEnding) : []
+  const macros = parseMacros(value, config)
+
+  macros.forEach((macro) => {
+    if (macro.startLineNumber === null && macro.endLineNumber !== null) {
+      // %mend statement is redundant
+      const endLine = lines[macro.endLineNumber - 1]
+      const startColumnNumber = getColumnNumber(endLine, '%mend')
+      const endColumnNumber =
+        getColumnNumber(endLine, '%mend') + macro.termination.length
+
+      const beforeStatement = endLine.slice(0, startColumnNumber - 1)
+      const afterStatement = endLine.slice(endColumnNumber)
+      lines[macro.endLineNumber - 1] = beforeStatement + afterStatement
+    } else if (macro.endLineNumber === null && macro.startLineNumber !== null) {
+      // missing %mend statement
+    } else if (macro.mismatchedMendMacroName) {
+      // mismatched macro name
+      const endLine = lines[(macro.endLineNumber as number) - 1]
+      const startColumnNumber = getColumnNumber(
+        endLine,
+        macro.mismatchedMendMacroName
+      )
+      const endColumnNumber =
+        getColumnNumber(endLine, macro.mismatchedMendMacroName) +
+        macro.mismatchedMendMacroName.length -
+        1
+
+      const beforeMacroName = endLine.slice(0, startColumnNumber - 1)
+      const afterMacroName = endLine.slice(endColumnNumber)
+
+      lines[(macro.endLineNumber as number) - 1] =
+        beforeMacroName + macro.name + afterMacroName
+    } else if (!macro.hasMacroNameInMend) {
+      // %mend statement is missing macro name
+      const endLine = lines[(macro.endLineNumber as number) - 1]
+      const startColumnNumber = getColumnNumber(endLine, '%mend')
+      const endColumnNumber = getColumnNumber(endLine, '%mend') + 4
+
+      const beforeStatement = endLine.slice(0, startColumnNumber - 1)
+      const afterStatement = endLine.slice(endColumnNumber)
+      lines[(macro.endLineNumber as number) - 1] =
+        beforeStatement + `%mend ${macro.name}` + afterStatement
+    }
+  })
+  const formattedText = lines.join(lineEnding)
+
+  return formattedText
+}
+
 /**
  * Lint rule that checks for the presence of macro name in %mend statement.
  */
@@ -103,5 +127,6 @@ export const hasMacroNameInMend: FileLintRule = {
   name,
   description,
   message,
-  test
+  test,
+  fix
 }
diff --git a/src/rules/file/hasMacroParentheses.spec.ts b/src/rules/file/hasMacroParentheses.spec.ts
index 438f054..cc2d706 100644
--- a/src/rules/file/hasMacroParentheses.spec.ts
+++ b/src/rules/file/hasMacroParentheses.spec.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ describe('hasMacroParentheses', () => {
   %macro somemacro;
     %put &sysmacroname;
   %mend somemacro;`
-
     expect(hasMacroParentheses.test(content)).toEqual([
       {
         message: 'Macro definition missing parentheses',
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ describe('hasMacroParentheses', () => {
     ])
   })
 
-  it('should return an array with a single diagnostics when macro defined without name', () => {
+  it('should return an array with a single diagnostic when macro defined without name', () => {
     const content = `
   %macro ();
     %put &sysmacroname;
@@ -45,7 +44,22 @@ describe('hasMacroParentheses', () => {
     ])
   })
 
-  it('should return an array with a single diagnostics when macro defined without name and parentheses', () => {
+  it('should return an array with a single diagnostic when macro defined without name ( single line code )', () => {
+    const content = `
+  %macro ();    %put &sysmacroname;  %mend;`
+
+    expect(hasMacroParentheses.test(content)).toEqual([
+      {
+        message: 'Macro definition missing name',
+        lineNumber: 2,
+        startColumnNumber: 3,
+        endColumnNumber: 12,
+        severity: Severity.Warning
+      }
+    ])
+  })
+
+  it('should return an array with a single diagnostic when macro defined without name and parentheses', () => {
     const content = `
   %macro ;
     %put &sysmacroname;
diff --git a/src/rules/file/hasMacroParentheses.ts b/src/rules/file/hasMacroParentheses.ts
index 9597674..7975cba 100644
--- a/src/rules/file/hasMacroParentheses.ts
+++ b/src/rules/file/hasMacroParentheses.ts
@@ -2,74 +2,53 @@ import { Diagnostic } from '../../types/Diagnostic'
 import { FileLintRule } from '../../types/LintRule'
 import { LintRuleType } from '../../types/LintRuleType'
 import { Severity } from '../../types/Severity'
-import { trimComments } from '../../utils/trimComments'
 import { getColumnNumber } from '../../utils/getColumnNumber'
+import { parseMacros } from '../../utils/parseMacros'
+import { LintConfig } from '../../types'
 
 const name = 'hasMacroParentheses'
 const description = 'Enforces the presence of parentheses in macro definitions.'
 const message = 'Macro definition missing parentheses'
-const test = (value: string) => {
+const test = (value: string, config?: LintConfig) => {
   const diagnostics: Diagnostic[] = []
-
-  const lines: string[] = value ? value.split('\n') : []
-  let isCommentStarted = false
-  lines.forEach((line, lineIndex) => {
-    const { statement: trimmedLine, commentStarted } = trimComments(
-      line,
-      isCommentStarted
-    )
-    isCommentStarted = commentStarted
-    const statements: string[] = trimmedLine ? trimmedLine.split(';') : []
-
-    statements.forEach((statement) => {
-      const { statement: trimmedStatement, commentStarted } = trimComments(
-        statement,
-        isCommentStarted
-      )
-      isCommentStarted = commentStarted
-
-      if (trimmedStatement.startsWith('%macro')) {
-        const macroNameDefinition = trimmedStatement
-          .slice(7, trimmedStatement.length)
-          .trim()
-
-        const macroNameDefinitionParts = macroNameDefinition.split('(')
-        const macroName = macroNameDefinitionParts[0]
-
-        if (!macroName)
-          diagnostics.push({
-            message: 'Macro definition missing name',
-            lineNumber: lineIndex + 1,
-            startColumnNumber: getColumnNumber(line, '%macro'),
-            endColumnNumber:
-              getColumnNumber(line, '%macro') + trimmedStatement.length,
-            severity: Severity.Warning
-          })
-        else if (macroNameDefinitionParts.length === 1)
-          diagnostics.push({
-            message,
-            lineNumber: lineIndex + 1,
-            startColumnNumber: getColumnNumber(line, macroNameDefinition),
-            endColumnNumber:
-              getColumnNumber(line, macroNameDefinition) +
-              macroNameDefinition.length -
-              1,
-            severity: Severity.Warning
-          })
-        else if (macroName !== macroName.trim())
-          diagnostics.push({
-            message: 'Macro definition contains space(s)',
-            lineNumber: lineIndex + 1,
-            startColumnNumber: getColumnNumber(line, macroNameDefinition),
-            endColumnNumber:
-              getColumnNumber(line, macroNameDefinition) +
-              macroNameDefinition.length -
-              1,
-            severity: Severity.Warning
-          })
-      }
-    })
+  const macros = parseMacros(value, config)
+  macros.forEach((macro) => {
+    if (!macro.name) {
+      diagnostics.push({
+        message: 'Macro definition missing name',
+        lineNumber: macro.startLineNumber!,
+        startColumnNumber: getColumnNumber(macro.declarationLine, '%macro'),
+        endColumnNumber:
+          getColumnNumber(macro.declarationLine, '%macro') +
+          macro.declaration.length,
+        severity: Severity.Warning
+      })
+    } else if (!macro.declarationLine.includes('(')) {
+      diagnostics.push({
+        message,
+        lineNumber: macro.startLineNumber!,
+        startColumnNumber: getColumnNumber(macro.declarationLine, macro.name),
+        endColumnNumber:
+          getColumnNumber(macro.declarationLine, macro.name) +
+          macro.name.length -
+          1,
+        severity: Severity.Warning
+      })
+    } else if (macro.name !== macro.name.trim()) {
+      diagnostics.push({
+        message: 'Macro definition contains space(s)',
+        lineNumber: macro.startLineNumber!,
+        startColumnNumber: getColumnNumber(macro.declarationLine, macro.name),
+        endColumnNumber:
+          getColumnNumber(macro.declarationLine, macro.name) +
+          macro.name.length -
+          1 +
+          `()`.length,
+        severity: Severity.Warning
+      })
+    }
   })
+
   return diagnostics
 }
 
diff --git a/src/rules/file/index.ts b/src/rules/file/index.ts
index e551bdd..40730af 100644
--- a/src/rules/file/index.ts
+++ b/src/rules/file/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export { hasDoxygenHeader } from './hasDoxygenHeader'
 export { hasMacroNameInMend } from './hasMacroNameInMend'
 export { hasMacroParentheses } from './hasMacroParentheses'
+export { lineEndings } from './lineEndings'
 export { noNestedMacros } from './noNestedMacros'
diff --git a/src/rules/file/lineEndings.spec.ts b/src/rules/file/lineEndings.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06ff58b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rules/file/lineEndings.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+import { LintConfig, Severity } from '../../types'
+import { LineEndings } from '../../types/LineEndings'
+import { lineEndings } from './lineEndings'
+
+describe('lineEndings - test', () => {
+  it('should return an empty array when the text contains the configured line endings', () => {
+    const text = "%put 'hello';\n%put 'world';\n"
+    const config = new LintConfig({ lineEndings: LineEndings.LF })
+    expect(lineEndings.test(text, config)).toEqual([])
+  })
+
+  it('should return an array with a single diagnostic when a line is terminated with a CRLF ending', () => {
+    const text = "%put 'hello';\n%put 'world';\r\n"
+    const config = new LintConfig({ lineEndings: LineEndings.LF })
+    expect(lineEndings.test(text, config)).toEqual([
+      {
+        message: 'Incorrect line ending - CRLF instead of LF',
+        lineNumber: 2,
+        startColumnNumber: 13,
+        endColumnNumber: 14,
+        severity: Severity.Warning
+      }
+    ])
+  })
+
+  it('should return an array with a single diagnostic when a line is terminated with an LF ending', () => {
+    const text = "%put 'hello';\n%put 'world';\r\n"
+    const config = new LintConfig({ lineEndings: LineEndings.CRLF })
+    expect(lineEndings.test(text, config)).toEqual([
+      {
+        message: 'Incorrect line ending - LF instead of CRLF',
+        lineNumber: 1,
+        startColumnNumber: 13,
+        endColumnNumber: 14,
+        severity: Severity.Warning
+      }
+    ])
+  })
+
+  it('should return an array with a diagnostic for each line terminated with an LF ending', () => {
+    const text = "%put 'hello';\n%put 'test';\r\n%put 'world';\n"
+    const config = new LintConfig({ lineEndings: LineEndings.CRLF })
+    expect(lineEndings.test(text, config)).toContainEqual({
+      message: 'Incorrect line ending - LF instead of CRLF',
+      lineNumber: 1,
+      startColumnNumber: 13,
+      endColumnNumber: 14,
+      severity: Severity.Warning
+    })
+    expect(lineEndings.test(text, config)).toContainEqual({
+      message: 'Incorrect line ending - LF instead of CRLF',
+      lineNumber: 3,
+      startColumnNumber: 13,
+      endColumnNumber: 14,
+      severity: Severity.Warning
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('should return an array with a diagnostic for each line terminated with a CRLF ending', () => {
+    const text = "%put 'hello';\r\n%put 'test';\n%put 'world';\r\n"
+    const config = new LintConfig({ lineEndings: LineEndings.LF })
+    expect(lineEndings.test(text, config)).toContainEqual({
+      message: 'Incorrect line ending - CRLF instead of LF',
+      lineNumber: 1,
+      startColumnNumber: 13,
+      endColumnNumber: 14,
+      severity: Severity.Warning
+    })
+    expect(lineEndings.test(text, config)).toContainEqual({
+      message: 'Incorrect line ending - CRLF instead of LF',
+      lineNumber: 3,
+      startColumnNumber: 13,
+      endColumnNumber: 14,
+      severity: Severity.Warning
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('should return an array with a diagnostic for lines terminated with a CRLF ending', () => {
+    const text =
+      "%put 'hello';\r\n%put 'test';\r\n%put 'world';\n%put 'test2';\n%put 'world2';\r\n"
+    const config = new LintConfig({ lineEndings: LineEndings.LF })
+    expect(lineEndings.test(text, config)).toContainEqual({
+      message: 'Incorrect line ending - CRLF instead of LF',
+      lineNumber: 1,
+      startColumnNumber: 13,
+      endColumnNumber: 14,
+      severity: Severity.Warning
+    })
+    expect(lineEndings.test(text, config)).toContainEqual({
+      message: 'Incorrect line ending - CRLF instead of LF',
+      lineNumber: 2,
+      startColumnNumber: 12,
+      endColumnNumber: 13,
+      severity: Severity.Warning
+    })
+    expect(lineEndings.test(text, config)).toContainEqual({
+      message: 'Incorrect line ending - CRLF instead of LF',
+      lineNumber: 5,
+      startColumnNumber: 14,
+      endColumnNumber: 15,
+      severity: Severity.Warning
+    })
+  })
+})
+
+describe('lineEndings - fix', () => {
+  it('should transform line endings to LF', () => {
+    const text =
+      "%put 'hello';\r\n%put 'test';\r\n%put 'world';\n%put 'test2';\n%put 'world2';\r\n"
+    const config = new LintConfig({ lineEndings: LineEndings.LF })
+
+    const formattedText = lineEndings.fix!(text, config)
+
+    expect(formattedText).toEqual(
+      "%put 'hello';\n%put 'test';\n%put 'world';\n%put 'test2';\n%put 'world2';\n"
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('should transform line endings to CRLF', () => {
+    const text =
+      "%put 'hello';\r\n%put 'test';\r\n%put 'world';\n%put 'test2';\n%put 'world2';\r\n"
+    const config = new LintConfig({ lineEndings: LineEndings.CRLF })
+
+    const formattedText = lineEndings.fix!(text, config)
+
+    expect(formattedText).toEqual(
+      "%put 'hello';\r\n%put 'test';\r\n%put 'world';\r\n%put 'test2';\r\n%put 'world2';\r\n"
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('should use LF line endings by default', () => {
+    const text =
+      "%put 'hello';\r\n%put 'test';\r\n%put 'world';\n%put 'test2';\n%put 'world2';\r\n"
+
+    const formattedText = lineEndings.fix!(text)
+
+    expect(formattedText).toEqual(
+      "%put 'hello';\n%put 'test';\n%put 'world';\n%put 'test2';\n%put 'world2';\n"
+    )
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/rules/file/lineEndings.ts b/src/rules/file/lineEndings.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77cf17a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rules/file/lineEndings.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import { Diagnostic, LintConfig } from '../../types'
+import { LineEndings } from '../../types/LineEndings'
+import { FileLintRule } from '../../types/LintRule'
+import { LintRuleType } from '../../types/LintRuleType'
+import { Severity } from '../../types/Severity'
+
+const name = 'lineEndings'
+const description = 'Ensures line endings conform to the configured type.'
+const message = 'Incorrect line ending - {actual} instead of {expected}'
+const test = (value: string, config?: LintConfig) => {
+  const lineEndingConfig = config?.lineEndings || LineEndings.LF
+  const expectedLineEnding =
+    lineEndingConfig === LineEndings.LF ? '{lf}' : '{crlf}'
+  const incorrectLineEnding = expectedLineEnding === '{lf}' ? '{crlf}' : '{lf}'
+
+  const lines = value
+    .replace(/\r\n/g, '{crlf}')
+    .replace(/\n/g, '{lf}')
+    .split(new RegExp(`(?<=${expectedLineEnding})`))
+  const diagnostics: Diagnostic[] = []
+
+  let indexOffset = 0
+  lines.forEach((line, index) => {
+    if (line.endsWith(incorrectLineEnding)) {
+      diagnostics.push({
+        message: message
+          .replace('{expected}', expectedLineEnding === '{lf}' ? 'LF' : 'CRLF')
+          .replace('{actual}', incorrectLineEnding === '{lf}' ? 'LF' : 'CRLF'),
+        lineNumber: index + 1 + indexOffset,
+        startColumnNumber: line.indexOf(incorrectLineEnding),
+        endColumnNumber: line.indexOf(incorrectLineEnding) + 1,
+        severity: Severity.Warning
+      })
+    } else {
+      const splitLine = line.split(new RegExp(`(?<=${incorrectLineEnding})`))
+      if (splitLine.length > 1) {
+        indexOffset += splitLine.length - 1
+      }
+      splitLine.forEach((l, i) => {
+        if (l.endsWith(incorrectLineEnding)) {
+          diagnostics.push({
+            message: message
+              .replace(
+                '{expected}',
+                expectedLineEnding === '{lf}' ? 'LF' : 'CRLF'
+              )
+              .replace(
+                '{actual}',
+                incorrectLineEnding === '{lf}' ? 'LF' : 'CRLF'
+              ),
+            lineNumber: index + i + 1,
+            startColumnNumber: l.indexOf(incorrectLineEnding),
+            endColumnNumber: l.indexOf(incorrectLineEnding) + 1,
+            severity: Severity.Warning
+          })
+        }
+      })
+    }
+  })
+  return diagnostics
+}
+
+const fix = (value: string, config?: LintConfig): string => {
+  const lineEndingConfig = config?.lineEndings || LineEndings.LF
+
+  return value
+    .replace(/\r\n/g, '{crlf}')
+    .replace(/\n/g, '{lf}')
+    .replace(/{crlf}/g, lineEndingConfig === LineEndings.LF ? '\n' : '\r\n')
+    .replace(/{lf}/g, lineEndingConfig === LineEndings.LF ? '\n' : '\r\n')
+}
+
+/**
+ * Lint rule that checks if line endings in a file match the configured type.
+ */
+export const lineEndings: FileLintRule = {
+  type: LintRuleType.File,
+  name,
+  description,
+  message,
+  test,
+  fix
+}
diff --git a/src/rules/file/noNestedMacros.spec.ts b/src/rules/file/noNestedMacros.spec.ts
index b9ad5c9..1daccc4 100644
--- a/src/rules/file/noNestedMacros.spec.ts
+++ b/src/rules/file/noNestedMacros.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { LintConfig } from '../../types'
 import { Severity } from '../../types/Severity'
 import { noNestedMacros } from './noNestedMacros'
 
@@ -29,13 +30,13 @@ describe('noNestedMacros', () => {
         message: "Macro definition for 'inner' present in macro 'outer'",
         lineNumber: 4,
         startColumnNumber: 7,
-        endColumnNumber: 20,
+        endColumnNumber: 21,
         severity: Severity.Warning
       }
     ])
   })
 
-  it('should return an array with a single diagnostic when nested macros are defined at 2 levels', () => {
+  it('should return an array with two diagnostics when nested macros are defined at 2 levels', () => {
     const content = `
     %macro outer();
       /* any amount of arbitrary code */
@@ -52,22 +53,20 @@ describe('noNestedMacros', () => {
 
     %outer()`
 
-    expect(noNestedMacros.test(content)).toEqual([
-      {
-        message: "Macro definition for 'inner' present in macro 'outer'",
-        lineNumber: 4,
-        startColumnNumber: 7,
-        endColumnNumber: 20,
-        severity: Severity.Warning
-      },
-      {
-        message: "Macro definition for 'inner2' present in macro 'inner'",
-        lineNumber: 7,
-        startColumnNumber: 17,
-        endColumnNumber: 31,
-        severity: Severity.Warning
-      }
-    ])
+    expect(noNestedMacros.test(content)).toContainEqual({
+      message: "Macro definition for 'inner' present in macro 'outer'",
+      lineNumber: 4,
+      startColumnNumber: 7,
+      endColumnNumber: 21,
+      severity: Severity.Warning
+    })
+    expect(noNestedMacros.test(content)).toContainEqual({
+      message: "Macro definition for 'inner2' present in macro 'inner'",
+      lineNumber: 7,
+      startColumnNumber: 17,
+      endColumnNumber: 32,
+      severity: Severity.Warning
+    })
   })
 
   it('should return an empty array when the file is undefined', () => {
@@ -75,4 +74,23 @@ describe('noNestedMacros', () => {
 
     expect(noNestedMacros.test((content as unknown) as string)).toEqual([])
   })
+
+  it('should use the configured line ending while testing content', () => {
+    const content = `%macro outer();\r\n%macro inner;\r\n%mend inner;\r\n%mend outer;`
+
+    const diagnostics = noNestedMacros.test(
+      content,
+      new LintConfig({ lineEndings: 'crlf' })
+    )
+
+    expect(diagnostics).toEqual([
+      {
+        message: "Macro definition for 'inner' present in macro 'outer'",
+        lineNumber: 2,
+        startColumnNumber: 1,
+        endColumnNumber: 13,
+        severity: Severity.Warning
+      }
+    ])
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/rules/file/noNestedMacros.ts b/src/rules/file/noNestedMacros.ts
index dca0802..338ae15 100644
--- a/src/rules/file/noNestedMacros.ts
+++ b/src/rules/file/noNestedMacros.ts
@@ -2,57 +2,41 @@ import { Diagnostic } from '../../types/Diagnostic'
 import { FileLintRule } from '../../types/LintRule'
 import { LintRuleType } from '../../types/LintRuleType'
 import { Severity } from '../../types/Severity'
-import { trimComments } from '../../utils/trimComments'
 import { getColumnNumber } from '../../utils/getColumnNumber'
+import { parseMacros } from '../../utils/parseMacros'
+import { LintConfig } from '../../types'
+import { LineEndings } from '../../types/LineEndings'
 
 const name = 'noNestedMacros'
 const description = 'Enfoces the absence of nested macro definitions.'
 const message = `Macro definition for '{macro}' present in macro '{parent}'`
-const test = (value: string) => {
+const test = (value: string, config?: LintConfig) => {
+  const lineEnding = config?.lineEndings === LineEndings.CRLF ? '\r\n' : '\n'
+  const lines: string[] = value ? value.split(lineEnding) : []
   const diagnostics: Diagnostic[] = []
-  const declaredMacros: string[] = []
-
-  const lines: string[] = value ? value.split('\n') : []
-  let isCommentStarted = false
-  lines.forEach((line, lineIndex) => {
-    const { statement: trimmedLine, commentStarted } = trimComments(
-      line,
-      isCommentStarted
-    )
-    isCommentStarted = commentStarted
-    const statements: string[] = trimmedLine ? trimmedLine.split(';') : []
-
-    statements.forEach((statement) => {
-      const { statement: trimmedStatement, commentStarted } = trimComments(
-        statement,
-        isCommentStarted
-      )
-      isCommentStarted = commentStarted
-
-      if (trimmedStatement.startsWith('%macro ')) {
-        const macroName = trimmedStatement
-          .slice(7, trimmedStatement.length)
-          .trim()
-          .split('(')[0]
-        if (declaredMacros.length) {
-          const parentMacro = declaredMacros.slice(-1).pop()
-          diagnostics.push({
-            message: message
-              .replace('{macro}', macroName)
-              .replace('{parent}', parentMacro!),
-            lineNumber: lineIndex + 1,
-            startColumnNumber: getColumnNumber(line, '%macro'),
-            endColumnNumber:
-              getColumnNumber(line, '%macro') + trimmedStatement.length - 1,
-            severity: Severity.Warning
-          })
-        }
-        declaredMacros.push(macroName)
-      } else if (trimmedStatement.startsWith('%mend')) {
-        declaredMacros.pop()
-      }
+  const macros = parseMacros(value, config)
+  macros
+    .filter((m) => !!m.parentMacro)
+    .forEach((macro) => {
+      diagnostics.push({
+        message: message
+          .replace('{macro}', macro.name)
+          .replace('{parent}', macro.parentMacro),
+        lineNumber: macro.startLineNumber as number,
+        startColumnNumber: getColumnNumber(
+          lines[(macro.startLineNumber as number) - 1],
+          '%macro'
+        ),
+        endColumnNumber:
+          getColumnNumber(
+            lines[(macro.startLineNumber as number) - 1],
+            '%macro'
+          ) +
+          lines[(macro.startLineNumber as number) - 1].trim().length -
+          1,
+        severity: Severity.Warning
+      })
     })
-  })
   return diagnostics
 }
 
diff --git a/src/rules/line/noTrailingSpaces.ts b/src/rules/line/noTrailingSpaces.ts
index 0fe4bc1..2200a87 100644
--- a/src/rules/line/noTrailingSpaces.ts
+++ b/src/rules/line/noTrailingSpaces.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const test = (value: string, lineNumber: number) =>
           severity: Severity.Warning
         }
       ]
+const fix = (value: string) => value.trimEnd()
 
 /**
  * Lint rule that checks for the presence of trailing space(s) in a given line of text.
@@ -26,5 +27,6 @@ export const noTrailingSpaces: LineLintRule = {
   name,
   description,
   message,
-  test
+  test,
+  fix
 }
diff --git a/src/types/LineEndings.ts b/src/types/LineEndings.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e40f19b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/LineEndings.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+export enum LineEndings {
+  LF = 'lf',
+  CRLF = 'crlf'
+}
diff --git a/src/types/LintConfig.spec.ts b/src/types/LintConfig.spec.ts
index 3ea3bb5..67ac80f 100644
--- a/src/types/LintConfig.spec.ts
+++ b/src/types/LintConfig.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { LineEndings } from './LineEndings'
 import { LintConfig } from './LintConfig'
 import { LintRuleType } from './LintRuleType'
 
@@ -108,6 +109,33 @@ describe('LintConfig', () => {
     expect(config.indentationMultiple).toEqual(0)
   })
 
+  it('should create an instance with the line endings set to LF', () => {
+    const config = new LintConfig({ lineEndings: 'lf' })
+
+    expect(config).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(config.lineEndings).toEqual(LineEndings.LF)
+  })
+
+  it('should create an instance with the line endings set to CRLF', () => {
+    const config = new LintConfig({ lineEndings: 'crlf' })
+
+    expect(config).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(config.lineEndings).toEqual(LineEndings.CRLF)
+  })
+
+  it('should create an instance with the line endings set to LF by default', () => {
+    const config = new LintConfig({})
+
+    expect(config).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(config.lineEndings).toEqual(LineEndings.LF)
+  })
+
+  it('should throw an error with an invalid value for line endings', () => {
+    expect(() => new LintConfig({ lineEndings: 'test' })).toThrowError(
+      `Invalid value for lineEndings: can be ${LineEndings.LF} or ${LineEndings.CRLF}`
+    )
+  })
+
   it('should create an instance with all flags set', () => {
     const config = new LintConfig({
       noTrailingSpaces: true,
diff --git a/src/types/LintConfig.ts b/src/types/LintConfig.ts
index 3dea4b1..d7f2f88 100644
--- a/src/types/LintConfig.ts
+++ b/src/types/LintConfig.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import {
   hasDoxygenHeader,
   hasMacroNameInMend,
   noNestedMacros,
-  hasMacroParentheses
+  hasMacroParentheses,
+  lineEndings
 } from '../rules/file'
 import {
   indentationMultiple,
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   noTrailingSpaces
 } from '../rules/line'
 import { lowerCaseFileNames, noSpacesInFileNames } from '../rules/path'
+import { LineEndings } from './LineEndings'
 import { FileLintRule, LineLintRule, PathLintRule } from './LintRule'
 
 /**
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ export class LintConfig {
   readonly pathLintRules: PathLintRule[] = []
   readonly maxLineLength: number = 80
   readonly indentationMultiple: number = 2
+  readonly lineEndings: LineEndings = LineEndings.LF
 
   constructor(json?: any) {
     if (json?.noTrailingSpaces) {
@@ -46,6 +49,19 @@ export class LintConfig {
       this.lineLintRules.push(maxLineLength)
     }
 
+    if (json?.lineEndings) {
+      if (
+        json.lineEndings !== LineEndings.LF &&
+        json.lineEndings !== LineEndings.CRLF
+      ) {
+        throw new Error(
+          `Invalid value for lineEndings: can be ${LineEndings.LF} or ${LineEndings.CRLF}`
+        )
+      }
+      this.lineEndings = json.lineEndings
+      this.fileLintRules.push(lineEndings)
+    }
+
     if (!isNaN(json?.indentationMultiple)) {
       this.indentationMultiple = json.indentationMultiple as number
       this.lineLintRules.push(indentationMultiple)
diff --git a/src/types/LintRule.ts b/src/types/LintRule.ts
index d3fbf29..f32a58c 100644
--- a/src/types/LintRule.ts
+++ b/src/types/LintRule.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export interface LintRule {
 export interface LineLintRule extends LintRule {
   type: LintRuleType.Line
   test: (value: string, lineNumber: number, config?: LintConfig) => Diagnostic[]
+  fix?: (value: string, config?: LintConfig) => string
 }
 
 /**
@@ -26,7 +27,8 @@ export interface LineLintRule extends LintRule {
  */
 export interface FileLintRule extends LintRule {
   type: LintRuleType.File
-  test: (value: string) => Diagnostic[]
+  test: (value: string, config?: LintConfig) => Diagnostic[]
+  fix?: (value: string, config?: LintConfig) => string
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/utils/index.ts b/src/utils/index.ts
index f48b820..b0a151b 100644
--- a/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 export * from './getLintConfig'
 export * from './getProjectRoot'
 export * from './listSasFiles'
+export * from './splitText'
diff --git a/src/utils/parseMacros.spec.ts b/src/utils/parseMacros.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a90525
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/parseMacros.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+import { LintConfig } from '../types'
+import { parseMacros } from './parseMacros'
+
+describe('parseMacros', () => {
+  it('should return an array with a single macro', () => {
+    const text = `%macro test;
+  %put 'hello';
+%mend`
+
+    const macros = parseMacros(text, new LintConfig())
+
+    expect(macros.length).toEqual(1)
+    expect(macros).toContainEqual({
+      name: 'test',
+      declarationLine: '%macro test;',
+      terminationLine: '%mend',
+      declaration: '%macro test',
+      termination: '%mend',
+      startLineNumber: 1,
+      endLineNumber: 3,
+      parentMacro: '',
+      hasMacroNameInMend: false,
+      hasParentheses: false,
+      mismatchedMendMacroName: ''
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('should return an array with multiple macros', () => {
+    const text = `%macro foo;
+  %put 'foo';
+%mend;
+%macro bar();
+  %put 'bar';
+%mend bar;`
+
+    const macros = parseMacros(text, new LintConfig())
+
+    expect(macros.length).toEqual(2)
+    expect(macros).toContainEqual({
+      name: 'foo',
+      declarationLine: '%macro foo;',
+      terminationLine: '%mend;',
+      declaration: '%macro foo',
+      termination: '%mend',
+      startLineNumber: 1,
+      endLineNumber: 3,
+      parentMacro: '',
+      hasMacroNameInMend: false,
+      hasParentheses: false,
+      mismatchedMendMacroName: ''
+    })
+    expect(macros).toContainEqual({
+      name: 'bar',
+      declarationLine: '%macro bar();',
+      terminationLine: '%mend bar;',
+      declaration: '%macro bar()',
+      termination: '%mend bar',
+      startLineNumber: 4,
+      endLineNumber: 6,
+      parentMacro: '',
+      hasMacroNameInMend: true,
+      hasParentheses: true,
+      mismatchedMendMacroName: ''
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('should detect nested macro definitions', () => {
+    const text = `%macro test()
+  %put 'hello';
+  %macro test2
+    %put 'world;
+  %mend
+%mend test`
+
+    const macros = parseMacros(text, new LintConfig())
+
+    expect(macros.length).toEqual(2)
+    expect(macros).toContainEqual({
+      name: 'test',
+      declarationLine: '%macro test()',
+      terminationLine: '%mend test',
+      declaration: '%macro test()',
+      termination: '%mend test',
+      startLineNumber: 1,
+      endLineNumber: 6,
+      parentMacro: '',
+      hasMacroNameInMend: true,
+      hasParentheses: true,
+      mismatchedMendMacroName: ''
+    })
+    expect(macros).toContainEqual({
+      name: 'test2',
+      declarationLine: '  %macro test2',
+      terminationLine: '  %mend',
+      declaration: '%macro test2',
+      termination: '%mend',
+      startLineNumber: 3,
+      endLineNumber: 5,
+      parentMacro: 'test',
+      hasMacroNameInMend: false,
+      hasParentheses: false,
+      mismatchedMendMacroName: ''
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/utils/parseMacros.ts b/src/utils/parseMacros.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ee838a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/parseMacros.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+import { LintConfig } from '../types/LintConfig'
+import { LineEndings } from '../types/LineEndings'
+import { trimComments } from './trimComments'
+
+interface Macro {
+  name: string
+  startLineNumber: number | null
+  endLineNumber: number | null
+  declarationLine: string
+  terminationLine: string
+  declaration: string
+  termination: string
+  parentMacro: string
+  hasMacroNameInMend: boolean
+  hasParentheses: boolean
+  mismatchedMendMacroName: string
+}
+
+export const parseMacros = (text: string, config?: LintConfig): Macro[] => {
+  const lineEnding = config?.lineEndings === LineEndings.CRLF ? '\r\n' : '\n'
+  const lines: string[] = text ? text.split(lineEnding) : []
+  const macros: Macro[] = []
+
+  let isCommentStarted = false
+  let macroStack: Macro[] = []
+  lines.forEach((line, index) => {
+    const { statement: trimmedLine, commentStarted } = trimComments(
+      line,
+      isCommentStarted
+    )
+    isCommentStarted = commentStarted
+    const statements: string[] = trimmedLine ? trimmedLine.split(';') : []
+
+    statements.forEach((statement) => {
+      const { statement: trimmedStatement, commentStarted } = trimComments(
+        statement,
+        isCommentStarted
+      )
+      isCommentStarted = commentStarted
+
+      if (trimmedStatement.startsWith('%macro')) {
+        const startLineNumber = index + 1
+        const name = trimmedStatement
+          .slice(7, trimmedStatement.length)
+          .trim()
+          .split('(')[0]
+        macroStack.push({
+          name,
+          startLineNumber,
+          endLineNumber: null,
+          parentMacro: macroStack.length
+            ? macroStack[macroStack.length - 1].name
+            : '',
+          hasParentheses: trimmedStatement.endsWith('()'),
+          hasMacroNameInMend: false,
+          mismatchedMendMacroName: '',
+          declarationLine: line,
+          terminationLine: '',
+          declaration: trimmedStatement,
+          termination: ''
+        })
+      } else if (trimmedStatement.startsWith('%mend')) {
+        if (macroStack.length) {
+          const macro = macroStack.pop() as Macro
+          const mendMacroName =
+            trimmedStatement.split(' ').filter((s: string) => !!s)[1] || ''
+          macro.endLineNumber = index + 1
+          macro.hasMacroNameInMend = mendMacroName === macro.name
+          macro.mismatchedMendMacroName = macro.hasMacroNameInMend
+            ? ''
+            : mendMacroName
+          macro.terminationLine = line
+          macro.termination = trimmedStatement
+          macros.push(macro)
+        } else {
+          macros.push({
+            name: '',
+            startLineNumber: null,
+            endLineNumber: index + 1,
+            parentMacro: '',
+            hasParentheses: false,
+            hasMacroNameInMend: false,
+            mismatchedMendMacroName: '',
+            declarationLine: '',
+            terminationLine: line,
+            declaration: '',
+            termination: trimmedStatement
+          })
+        }
+      }
+    })
+  })
+
+  macros.push(...macroStack)
+
+  return macros
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/splitText.spec.ts b/src/utils/splitText.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6a2531
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/splitText.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { LintConfig } from '../types'
+import { splitText } from './splitText'
+
+describe('splitText', () => {
+  const config = new LintConfig({
+    noTrailingSpaces: true,
+    noEncodedPasswords: true,
+    hasDoxygenHeader: true,
+    noSpacesInFileNames: true,
+    maxLineLength: 80,
+    lowerCaseFileNames: true,
+    noTabIndentation: true,
+    indentationMultiple: 2,
+    hasMacroNameInMend: true,
+    noNestedMacros: true,
+    hasMacroParentheses: true,
+    lineEndings: 'lf'
+  })
+
+  it('should return an empty array when text is falsy', () => {
+    const lines = splitText('', config)
+
+    expect(lines.length).toEqual(0)
+  })
+
+  it('should return an array of lines from text', () => {
+    const lines = splitText(`line 1\nline 2`, config)
+
+    expect(lines.length).toEqual(2)
+    expect(lines[0]).toEqual('line 1')
+    expect(lines[1]).toEqual('line 2')
+  })
+
+  it('should work with CRLF line endings', () => {
+    const lines = splitText(`line 1\r\nline 2`, config)
+
+    expect(lines.length).toEqual(2)
+    expect(lines[0]).toEqual('line 1')
+    expect(lines[1]).toEqual('line 2')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/utils/splitText.ts b/src/utils/splitText.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..498230e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/splitText.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { LintConfig } from '../types/LintConfig'
+import { LineEndings } from '../types/LineEndings'
+
+/**
+ * Splits the given content into a list of lines, regardless of CRLF or LF line endings.
+ * @param {string} text - the text content to be split into lines.
+ * @returns {string[]} an array of lines from the given text
+ */
+export const splitText = (text: string, config: LintConfig): string[] => {
+  if (!text) return []
+  const expectedLineEndings =
+    config.lineEndings === LineEndings.LF ? '\n' : '\r\n'
+  const incorrectLineEndings = expectedLineEndings === '\n' ? '\r\n' : '\n'
+  return text
+    .replace(new RegExp(incorrectLineEndings, 'g'), expectedLineEndings)
+    .split(expectedLineEndings)
+}