.TH "OCI" "1" " OCI-IMAGE-TOOL User Manuals" "OCI Community" "JULY 2016" 
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.SH NAME
.PP
oci\-image\-tool\-validate \- Validate one or more image files


.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
\fBoci\-image\-tool validate\fP FILE... [flags]


.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
\fB\fCoci\-image\-tool validate\fR validates the given file(s) against the OCI image specification.


.SH OPTIONS
.PP
\fB\-\-help\fP
  Print usage statement

.PP
\fB\-\-ref\fP NAME
  The reference to validate (should point to a manifest).
  Can be specified multiple times to validate multiple references.
  \fB\fCNAME\fR must be present in the \fB\fCrefs\fR subdirectory of the image.
  Defaults to \fB\fCv1.0\fR\&.
  Only applicable if type is image or imageLayout.

.PP
\fB\-\-type\fP
  Type of the file to validate. If unset, oci\-image\-tool will try to auto\-detect the type. One of "imageLayout,image,manifest,manifestList,config"


.SH EXAMPLES
.PP
.RS

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$ skopeo copy docker://busybox oci:busybox\-oci
$ oci\-image\-tool validate \-\-type imageLayout \-\-ref latest busybox\-oci
busybox\-oci: OK

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.RE


.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
\fBoci\-image\-tool\fP(1), \fBskopeo\fP(1)


.SH HISTORY
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July 2016, Originally compiled by Antonio Murdaca (runcom at redhat dot com)