osinfo-db-validate(1)

NAME
osinfo-db-validate - Validate libosinfo XML data files

SYNOPSIS
osinfo-db-validate [OPTIONS...]

osinfo-db-validate [OPTIONS...] LOCAL-PATH1 [LOCAL-PATH2...]

osinfo-db-validate [OPTIONS...] URI1 [URI2...]

DESCRIPTION
The osinfo-db-validate tool is able to validate XML files in one of the osinfo database locations for compliance with the RNG schema.

system
    This is the primary system-wide database location, intended for use by operating system vendors distributing database files in the native package format. The RNG schema is expected to be present in this location.

local
    This is the secondary system-wide database location, intended for use by system administrators wishing to provide an updated database for all users. This location may provide an RNG schema override, otherwise the RNG schema from the system location will be used.

user
    This is the user private database location, intended for use by unprivileged local users wishing to provide applications they use with an updated database. This location may provide an RNG schema override, otherwise the RNG schema from the local location will be used, or failing that the system location.

If run by a privileged account (ie root), the local database location will be validate by default, otherwise the user location will be validated.

Alternatively it is possible to directly provide a list of files to be validated using the ("LOCAL-PATH1" or "URI1") arguments.

Any validation errors will be displayed on the console when detected.

OPTIONS

--user
    Override the default behaviour to force validating files from the user database location.

--local
    Override the default behaviour to force validating files from the local database location.

--system
    Override the default behaviour to force validating files from the system database location.

--dir=PATH
    Override the default behaviour to force validating files from the custom directory PATH.

--root=PATH
    Prefix the database location with the root directory given by "PATH". This is useful when wishing to validate files that are in a chroot environment or equivalent.

-v, --verbose
    Display verbose progress information when validating files

EXIT STATUS
The exit status will be 0 if all files passed validation, or 1 if a validation error was hit.

SEE ALSO
"osinfo-db-path(1)"

AUTHORS
Daniel P. Berrange <berrange@redhat.com>

COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2012-2016 Red Hat, Inc.

LICENSE
"osinfo-db-validate" is distributed under the terms of the GNU LGPL v2+ license. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE