debian man page for checkdirfile

checkdirfile(1) 						      GETDATA							   checkdirfile(1)

NAME
       checkdirfile -- verify Dirfile database metadata

SYNOPSIS
       checkdirfile DIRFILE

       checkdirfile [ --help | --version ]

DESCRIPTION
       Report errors in metadata of the dirfile(5) database specified by DIRFILE.

       Three  separate	checks	are  performed.  First, the format specification metadata is scanned for syntax errors (see dirfile-format(5)) and
       Dirfile Standards compliance.  Second, fields defined in the database are checked for self-consistency.	Finally, the database  is  queried
       for its length.

       --help
       --version
	      Show usage and version information and exit.

SEE ALSO
       dirfile(5), dirfile-format(5)

Version 0.7.0							 22 November 2010						   checkdirfile(1)