virt-xml-validate (1)

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NAME

virt-xml-validate - validate libvirt XML files against a schema

SYNOPSIS

virt-xml-validate XML-FILE [SCHEMA-NAME]

virt-xml-validate

DESCRIPTION

Validates a libvirt for compliance with the published schema. The first compulsory argument is the path to the file to be validated. The optional second argument is the name of the schema to validate against. If omitted, the schema name will be inferred from the name of the root element in the document.

Valid schema names currently include

domainsnapshot

The schema for the

XML

format used by domain snapshot configuration

domain

The schema for the

XML

format used by guest domains configuration

network

The schema for the

XML

format used by virtual network configuration

storagepool

The schema for the

XML

format used by storage pool configuration

storagevol

The schema for the

XML

format used by storage volume descriptions

nodedev

The schema for the

XML

format used by node device descriptions

capability

The schema for the

XML

format used to declare driver capabilities

nwfilter

The schema for the

XML

format used by network traffic filters

secret

The schema for the

XML

format used by secrets descriptions

interface

The schema for the

XML

format used by physical host interfaces

OPTIONS

-h, --help

Display command line help usage then exit.

-V, --version

Display version information then exit.

EXIT STATUS

Upon successful validation, an exit status of 0 will be set. Upon failure a non-zero status will be set.

AUTHOR

Daniel P.Berrange

BUGS

Report any bugs discovered to the libvirt community via the mailing list <libvirt.org/contact.html> or bug tracker <libvirt.org/bugs.html>. Alternatively report bugs to your software distributor / vendor.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2009-2013 by Red Hat, Inc. Copyright (C) 2009 by Daniel P. Berrange

LICENSE

virt-xml-validate is distributed under the terms of the v2+. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is warranty; not even for or

SEE ALSO

virsh(1), online format descriptions <libvirt.org/format.html>