06-18-2012
Make a copy of the file with the BOM character removed. Use that to validate the file in UNIX. You don't have to actually save it permanently.
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hal-fdi-validate
hal-fdi-validate(1M) System Administration Commands hal-fdi-validate(1M)
NAME
hal-fdi-validate - validate HAL device information files
SYNOPSIS
hal-fdi-validate [-f dtd] file [file]...
DESCRIPTION
The hal-fdi-validate command validates one or more device information files. See fdi(4). The standard DTD file will be used unless the -f
option is used to specify a different file.
OPTIONS
The following option is supported:
-f dtd Specify path to a DTD file.
OPERANDS
The hal-fdi-validate command accepts the following operand(s):
file [file...] One or more DTD files to be validated.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWhalr |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Volatile |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
hald(1M), fdi(4), attributes(5), hal(5)
SunOS 5.11 28 Aug 2006 hal-fdi-validate(1M)