| -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 |
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/>
SEE ALSO
Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/pathchk> or available locally via: info '(coreutils) pathchk invocation'
Packaged by Debian (9.7-3) Copyright © 2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.