virt-xml-validate(1)

NAME

   virt-xml-validate - validate libvirt XML files against a schema

SYNOPSIS

   virt-xml-validate XML-FILE [SCHEMA-NAME]

   virt-xml-validate OPTION

DESCRIPTION

   Validates a libvirt XML for compliance with the published schema.  The
   first compulsory argument is the path to the XML file to be validated.
   The optional second argument is the name of the schema to validate
   against. If omitted, the schema name will be inferred from the name of
   the root element in the XML document.

   Valid schema names currently include

   "domainsnapshot"
       The schema for the XML format used by domain snapshot configuration

   "domain"
       The schema for the XML format used by guest domains configuration

   "network"
       The schema for the XML format used by virtual network configuration

   "storagepool"
       The schema for the XML format used by storage pool configuration

   "storagevol"
       The schema for the XML format used by storage volume descriptions

   "nodedev"
       The schema for the XML format used by node device descriptions

   "capability"
       The schema for the XML format used to declare driver capabilities

   "nwfilter"
       The schema for the XML format used by network traffic filters

   "secret"
       The schema for the XML format used by secrets descriptions

   "interface"
       The schema for the XML format used by physical host interfaces

OPTIONS

   -h, --help
       Display command line help usage then exit.

   -V, --version
       Display version information then exit.

EXIT STATUS

   Upon successful validation, an exit status of 0 will be set. Upon
   failure a non-zero status will be set.

AUTHOR

   Daniel P.Berrange

BUGS

   Report any bugs discovered to the libvirt community via the mailing
   list <http://libvirt.org/contact.html> or bug tracker
   <http://libvirt.org/bugs.html>.  Alternatively report bugs to your
   software distributor / vendor.

COPYRIGHT

   Copyright (C) 2009-2013 by Red Hat, Inc.  Copyright (C) 2009 by Daniel
   P. Berrange

LICENSE

   virt-xml-validate is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL v2+.
   This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is
   NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
   PURPOSE

SEE ALSO

   virsh(1), online XML format descriptions
   <http://libvirt.org/format.html>

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