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.TH PATHCHK "1" "March 2024" "GNU coreutils 9.4" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
pathchk \- check whether file names are valid or portable
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B pathchk
[\fI\,OPTION\/\fR]... \fI\,NAME\/\fR...
.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
Diagnose invalid or non\-portable file names.
.TP
\fB\-p\fR
check for most POSIX systems
.TP
\fB\-P\fR
check for empty names and leading "\-"
.TP
\fB\-\-portability\fR
check for all POSIX systems (equivalent to \fB\-p\fR \fB\-P\fR)
.TP
\fB\-\-help\fR
display this help and exit
.TP
\fB\-\-version\fR
output version information and exit
.SH AUTHOR
Written by Paul Eggert, David MacKenzie, and Jim Meyering.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
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.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
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This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/pathchk>
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or available locally via: info \(aq(coreutils) pathchk invocation\(aq