---
name: "eancheck"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "eancheck"
version: "1.0-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/eancheck"
---

# eancheck(1)

check digit validator for EAN, PLU and UPC barcode numbers

## NAME

eancheck - check digit validator for EAN, PLU and UPC barcode numbers

## SYNOPSIS

**eancheck** \[EAN code, PLU code or UPC prefixed with 0\]

## DESCRIPTION

eancheck takes a 13 digit EAN (European Article Number, aka a  barcode number) or a 4 digit PLU code and runs some simple maths upon  it to discover the "check digit". It then compares this against the last number of the inputted EAN to check whether that code; if they match,  then the EAN/PLU is valid. If they do not, then the opposite applies.

## BUGS

Right now UPC codes need to be prefixed with a zero (i.e turned into EAN codes) to be properly checked.

## MAINTAINER

Joe Baldwin \<joe@joe-baldwin.net\>