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.TH "mdoc-validate" 1
.SH NAME
mdoc validate \- Validate XML documents against a schema
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B mdoc validate
[OPTIONS]*
PATHS+
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBmdoc validate\fR validates the specified \fIPATHS\fR against a specified
format schema.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-\-format\fR=\fIFORMAT\fR
The documentation format to validate \fIPATHS\fR against.  Supported formats
include: \fIecma\fR.
.Sp
See the \fIFORMATS\fR section below for more information about these formats.
.Sp
The default format (if none is specified) is \fIecma\fR.
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-?\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
Display a help message and exit.
.SH FORMATS
The following documentation formats are supported:
.SS ecma
The \fIMono ECMA Documentation Format\fR validates all output generated by
\fBmdoc-update\fR(1) against an XML schema, including the \fIindex.xml\fR,
\fIns-*.xml\fR, and \fINamespaceName/TypeName.xml\fR files.
.PP
See \fBmdoc\fR(5) for details about this file format.
.SH EXAMPLES
To validate the \fBmdoc-update\fR(1) output stored within a directory (and all
documentation within that directory, recursively), use:
.nf

    mdoc validate /path/to/ecma/docs

.fi
.PP
.SH MAILING LISTS
.TP
Visit http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-docs-list for details.
.SH WEB SITE
Visit http://www.mono-project.com/docs/tools+libraries/tools/mdoc/ for details