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Validating user input

I'm trying to set up a script that takes user input and validates that the user input was entered correctly. So far I have this: while : do echo "Please enter your name." read NAME if then echo "You have not entered a name." echo...

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mdoc-validate

mdoc-validate(1)					      General Commands Manual						  mdoc-validate(1)

NAME

       mdoc validate - Validate XML documents against a schema

SYNOPSIS

       mdoc validate [OPTIONS]* PATHS+

DESCRIPTION

       mdoc validate validates the specified PATHS against a specified format schema.

OPTIONS

       --format=FORMAT
	      The documentation format to validate PATHS against.  Supported formats include: ecma.

	      See the FORMATS section below for more information about these formats.

	      The default format (if none is specified) is ecma.

       -h, -?, --help
	      Display a help message and exit.

FORMATS

       The following documentation formats are supported:

   ecma
       The  Mono  ECMA	Documentation  Format  validates  all  output  generated by mdoc-update(1) against an XML schema, including the index.xml,
       ns-*.xml, and NamespaceName/TypeName.xml files.

       See mdoc(5) for details about this file format.

EXAMPLES

       To validate the mdoc-update(1) output stored within a directory (and all documentation within that directory, recursively), use:

	   mdoc validate /path/to/ecma/docs

MAILING LISTS

       Visit http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-docs-list for details.

WEB SITE

       Visit http://www.mono-project.com/mdoc for details

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