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.TH PATHCHK "1" "April 2026" "GNU coreutils 9.11" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
pathchk \- check whether file names are valid or portable
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B pathchk
[\fI\,OPTION\/\fR]... \fI\,NAME\/\fR...
.SH DESCRIPTION
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Diagnose invalid or non\-portable file names.
.TP
\X'tty: link https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html#pathchk-p'\fB\-p\fP\X'tty: link'
check for most POSIX systems
.TP
\X'tty: link https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html#pathchk-P'\fB\-P\fP\X'tty: link'
check for empty names and leading "\-"
.TP
\X'tty: link https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html#pathchk--portability'\fB\-\-portability\fP\X'tty: link'
check for all POSIX systems (equivalent to \fB\-p\fR \fB\-P\fR)
.TP
\X'tty: link https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/pathchk#pathchk--help'\fB\-\-help\fP\X'tty: link'
display this help and exit
.TP
\X'tty: link https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/pathchk#pathchk--version'\fB\-\-version\fP\X'tty: link'
output version information and exit
.SH AUTHOR
Written by Paul Eggert, David MacKenzie, and Jim Meyering.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to: bug\-coreutils@gnu.org
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.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
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This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/pathchk>
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or available locally via: info \(aq(coreutils) pathchk invocation\(aq