---
name: "alpm-db-desc-validate"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "alpm-db"
version: "0.3.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/alpm-db-desc-validate"
---

# alpm-db-desc-validate(1)

Validate a DB desc file according to a schema

## NAME

alpm-db-desc-validate - Validate a DB desc file according to a schema

## SYNOPSIS

**alpm-db-desc validate** \[**-s**\|**--schema**\] \[**-h**\|**--help**\] \[*FILE*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Validate a DB desc file according to a schema

## OPTIONS

- **-s**, **--schema** *\<VERSION\>*

  Provide the schema version to use.

  If not provided, the schema version will be detected from the file.

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print help (see a summary with '-h')

- \[*FILE*\]

  Provide the file to read