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.\"    Manual: GenomeTools Manual
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.TH "GT\-GFF3VALIDATOR" "1" "02/28/2024" "GenomeTools 1\&.6\&.5" "GenomeTools Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
gt-gff3validator \- Strictly validate given GFF3 files\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBgt gff3validator\fR [option \&...] [GFF3_file \&...]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fB\-typecheck\fR [\fIstring\fR]
.RS 4
use an ontology given in an OBO file to validate parent\-child relationships\&. If no argument is given, the sofa\&.obo file from the gtdata/obo_files directory is used\&. If an argument is given, it is used as an OBO filename\&. In the case that such a file does not exist
\fI\&.obo\fR
is added to the argument and loading the resulting filename from the gtdata/obo_files directory is attempted\&. (default: undefined)
.RE
.PP
\fB\-xrfcheck\fR [\fIstring\fR]
.RS 4
check Dbxref and Ontology_term attributes for correct syntax according to a abbreviation definition file\&. If no argument is given, the GO\&.xrf_abbs file from the gtdata/xrf_abbr directory is used\&. If an argument is given, it is used as an specific filename for an abbreviation file\&. In the case that such a file does not exist,
\fI\&.xrf_abbr\fR
is added to the argument and loading the resulting filename from the gtdata/xrf_abbr directory is attempted\&. (default: undefined)
.RE
.PP
\fB\-help\fR
.RS 4
display help and exit
.RE
.PP
\fB\-version\fR
.RS 4
display version information and exit
.RE
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
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Report bugs to https://github\&.com/genometools/genometools/issues\&.