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<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*-->
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<refentry id="systemd-verify"
          xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">

  <refentryinfo>
    <title>systemd-verify</title>
    <productname>systemd</productname>

    <authorgroup>
      <author>
        <contrib>Developer</contrib>
        <firstname>Zbigniew</firstname>
        <surname>Jędrzejewski-Szmek</surname>
        <email>zbyszek@in.waw.pl</email>
      </author>
    </authorgroup>
  </refentryinfo>

  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>systemd-verify</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
  </refmeta>

  <refnamediv>
    <refname>systemd-verify</refname>
    <refpurpose>Check unit file validity</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>

  <refsynopsisdiv>
    <cmdsynopsis>
      <command>systemd-verify</command>
      <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg>
      <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">FILES</arg>
    </cmdsynopsis>
  </refsynopsisdiv>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>

    <para><filename>systemd-verify</filename> will load unit files and
    potentially print warnings if any errors are detected. Files
    specified on the command line will be loaded, but also any other
    units referenced by them.</para>

    <para>This command works by prepending the directories for all
    command line arguments at the beginning of the unit load path.
    This means that all units files found in those directories will
    be used in preference to the unit files found in the standard
    locations, even if not listed explicitly.</para>

    <para>The following errors are currently detected:</para>
    <itemizedlist>
      <listitem><para>unknown sections and directives,
      </para></listitem>

      <listitem><para>missing dependencies which are required to start
      the given unit,</para></listitem>

      <listitem><para>man pages listed in
      <varname>Documentation=</varname> which are not found in the
      system,</para></listitem>

      <listitem><para>commands listed in <varname>ExecStart=</varname>
      and similar which are not found in the system or not executable.
      </para></listitem>
    </itemizedlist>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Options</title>

    <para>The following options are understood:</para>

    <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
        <term><option>--no-man</option></term>

        <listitem><para>Do not invoke man to verify the existence
        of man pages listen in <varname>Documentation=</varname>.
        </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <xi:include href="user-system-options.xml" xpointer="user" />
      <xi:include href="user-system-options.xml" xpointer="system" />

      <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="help" />
      <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="version" />
    </variablelist>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Exit status</title>

    <para>On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure
    code otherwise.</para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Examples</title>

    <example>
      <title>Misspelt directives</title>

      <programlisting>$ cat ./user.slice
[Unit]
WhatIsThis=11
Documentation=man:systemd.nosuchfile(7)
Requires=different.service

[Service]
Desription=x

$ systemd-verify ./user.slice
[./user.slice:9] Unknown lvalue 'WhatIsThis' in section 'Unit'
[./user.slice:13] Unknown section 'Service'. Ignoring.
Error: org.freedesktop.systemd1.LoadFailed: Unit different.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Failed to create user.slice/start: Invalid argument
user.slice: man systemd.nosuchfile(7) command failed with code 16
</programlisting>
    </example>

    <example>
      <title>Missing service units</title>

      <programlisting>$ tail ./a.socket ./b.socket
==> ./a.socket &lt;==
[Socket]
ListenStream=100

==> ./b.socket &lt;==
[Socket]
ListenStream=100
Accept=yes

$ systemd-verify ./a.socket ./b.socket
Service a.service not loaded, a.socket cannot be started.
Service b@0.service not loaded, b.socket cannot be started.
</programlisting>
    </example>

  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>See Also</title>
    <para>
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.directives</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
    </para>
  </refsect1>
</refentry>