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virt-index-validate(1) Virtualization Support virt-index-validate(1)

virt-index-validate - Validate virt-builder index file

 virt-index-validate index

virt-builder(1) uses an index file to store metadata about templates that it knows how to use. This index file has a specific format which virt-index-validate knows how to validate.

Note that virt-index-validate can validate either the signed or unsigned index file (ie. either index or index.asc). It can only validate a local file, not a URL.

Check for compatibility with virt-builder 1.24.0. (Using this option implies --compat-1.24.1, so you don't need to use both.)

In particular:

  • This version of virt-builder could not handle "[...]" (square brackets) in field names (eg. "checksum[sha512]=...").
  • It required detached signatures ("sig=...").
Check for compatibility with virt-builder ≥ 1.24.1.

In particular:

  • This version of virt-builder could not handle "." (period) in field names or "," (comma) in subfield names.
  • It could not handle comments appearing in the file.
Display help.
Display version number and exit.

This program returns 0 if the index file validates, or non-zero if there was an error.

virt-builder(1), http://libguestfs.org/.

Richard W.M. Jones http://people.redhat.com/~rjones/

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To get a list of bugs against libguestfs, use this link: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/buglist.cgi?component=libguestfs&product=Virtualization+Tools

To report a new bug against libguestfs, use this link: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/enter_bug.cgi?component=libguestfs&product=Virtualization+Tools

When reporting a bug, please supply:

  • The version of libguestfs.
  • Where you got libguestfs (eg. which Linux distro, compiled from source, etc)
  • Describe the bug accurately and give a way to reproduce it.
  • Run libguestfs-test-tool(1) and paste the complete, unedited output into the bug report.
2019-02-07 libguestfs-1.40.2