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.SH "NAME"
appstream-validate \- Validate AppStream metadata
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBappstream\-validate\fR\ 'u
\fBappstream\-validate\fR [\fBXMLFILE\fR]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
This manual page documents briefly the
\fBappstream\-validate\fR
command\&.
.PP
\fBappstream\-validate\fR
validates AppStream metadata\&. It is able to handle both XML metadata types described in the AppStream specifications, for distributions and upstream projects\&.
.PP
The filetype which should be validated is determined automatically\&.
.PP
For more information about the AppStream project and the other components which are part of it, take a look at the AppStream pages at
\m[blue]\fBFreedesktop\&.org\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[1]\d\s+2\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-\-version\fR
.RS 4
Display version number of appstream\-validate
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-verbose\fR
.RS 4
Switch to verbose mode
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
appstream\-index (1)\&.
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
This manual page was written by Matthias Klumpp
<matthias@tenstral\&.net>\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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Copyright \(co 2014 Matthias Klumpp
.br
.SH "NOTES"
.IP " 1." 4
Freedesktop.org
.RS 4
\%http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Distributions/AppStream/
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