github.com/adityamillind98/nomad@v0.11.8/website/pages/docs/commands/job/validate.mdx (about) 1 --- 2 layout: docs 3 page_title: 'Commands: job validate' 4 sidebar_title: validate 5 description: > 6 The job validate command is used to check a job specification for syntax 7 errors and validation problems. 8 --- 9 10 # Command: job validate 11 12 **Alias: `nomad validate`** 13 14 The `job validate` command is used to check an HCL [job specification] for any 15 syntax errors or validation problems. 16 17 ## Usage 18 19 ```plaintext 20 nomad job validate <file> 21 ``` 22 23 The `job validate` command requires a single argument, specifying the path to a 24 file containing an HCL [job specification]. This file will be read and the job 25 checked for any problems. If the supplied path is "-", the job file is read from 26 STDIN. Otherwise it is read from the file at the supplied path or downloaded and 27 read from URL specified. Nomad downloads the job file using [`go-getter`] and 28 supports `go-getter` syntax. 29 30 On successful validation, exit code 0 will be returned, otherwise an exit code 31 of 1 indicates an error. 32 33 ## Examples 34 35 Validate a job with invalid syntax: 36 37 ```shell-session 38 $ nomad job validate example.nomad 39 Job validation errors: 40 1 error(s) occurred: 41 42 * group "cache" -> task "redis" -> config: 1 error(s) occurred: 43 44 * field "image" is required 45 ``` 46 47 Validate a job that has a configuration that causes warnings: 48 49 ```shell-session 50 $ nomad job validate example.nomad 51 Job Warnings: 52 1 warning(s): 53 54 * Group "cache" has warnings: 1 error(s) occurred: 55 56 * Update max parallel count is greater than task group count (6 > 3). A destructive change would result in the simultaneous replacement of all allocations. 57 58 Job validation successful 59 ``` 60 61 [`go-getter`]: https://github.com/hashicorp/go-getter 62 [job specification]: /docs/job-specification