github.com/dkerwin/nomad@v0.3.3-0.20160525181927-74554135514b/website/source/docs/commands/validate.html.md.erb (about) 1 --- 2 layout: "docs" 3 page_title: "Commands: validate" 4 sidebar_current: "docs-commands-validate" 5 description: > 6 The validate command is used to check a job specification for syntax errors and validation problems. 7 --- 8 9 # Command: validate 10 11 The `validate` command is used to check a [job specification](/docs/jobspec/index.html) 12 for any syntax errors or validation problems. 13 14 ## Usage 15 16 ``` 17 nomad validate <file> 18 ``` 19 20 The validate command requires a single argument, specifying the path to a file 21 containing a [job specification](/docs/jobspec/index.html). This file 22 will be read and the job checked for any problems. 23 24 On successful validation, exit code 0 will be returned, otherwise an exit code 25 of 1 indicates an error. 26