---
name: "App::Cme::Command::check"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "cme"
version: "1.041-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/App::Cme::Command::check"
---

# App::Cme::Command::check(3pm)

Check the configuration of an application

## NAME

App::Cme::Command::check - Check the configuration of an application

## VERSION

version 1.041

## SYNOPSIS

```
 # standard usage
 cme check popcon
 # read data from arbitrary file (with Config::Model::Dpkg)
 cme check dpkg-copyright path/to/file
```

## DESCRIPTION

Checks the content of the configuration file of an application. Prints warnings and errors on STDOUT.

Example:

```
 cme check fstab
```

Some applications allows one to override the default configuration file. For instance, with Debian copyright model, you can run cme on a different file:

```
  cme check dpkg-copyright foobar
```

or directly check copyright data on STDIN:

```
  curl http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/f/frozen-bubble/unstable_copyright \
  | cme check dpkg-copyright -
```

## Common options

See "Global Options" in cme.

## options

- \-strict

  When set, cme exits 1 if warnings are found. By default, `"cme"` exits 0 when warnings are found.

## EXIT CODE

cme exits 0 when no errors are found. Exit 1 otherwise.

If `"-strict"` option is set, cme exits 1 when warnings are found.

## SEE ALSO

cme

## AUTHOR

Dominique Dumont

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is Copyright (c) 2014-2022 by Dominique Dumont \<ddumont@cpan.org\>.

This is free software, licensed under:

```
  The GNU Lesser General Public License, Version 2.1, February 1999
```