Alternatives to DCD
This page lists and compares some free alternatives to DCD (Dead Code Detector).
As said below, static analysis of public, protected or package-private dead code in a java application is the almost unique feature of DCD. Public and protected dead code is a unique feature of DCD in a headless or no-eclipse world.
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Of course, Findbugs, Checkstyle and PMD have a lot of other rules and features, such as IDE or Continuous Integration plugins.