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