---
name: "kwalify"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "kwalify"
version: "0.7.2-9"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kwalify"
---

# kwalify(1)

Tiny schema validator for YAML and JSON

## NAME

kwalify - Tiny schema validator for YAML and JSON

## SYNOPSIS

**kwalify** \[**-h** \| **--help** \| **-v**\]

**kwalify** \[**-s**\] \[**-t**\] \[**-l**\] \[**-E**\] **-f** schema.yaml doc.yaml \[doc2.yaml ...\]

**kwalify** \[**-s**\] \[**-t**\] \[**-l**\] \[**-E**\] **-m** schema.yaml \[schema2.yaml ...\]

**kwalify** \[**-s**\] \[**-t**\] \[**-l**\] \[**-E**\] {**-a** action \| **-ha** action} **-f** schema.yaml \[schema2.yaml ...\]

## DESCRIPTION

**kwalify** validates schema file, or YAML / JSON file against a schema.

## OPTIONS

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

  Show summary of options.

- **-v**

  Display version information.

- **-s**

  Be silent.

- **-t**

  Expand tab characters.

- **-l**

  Show linenumber when errored (experimental).

- **-E**

  Show errors in emacs-style (implies '-l').

- **-m** *schema.yaml*

  Meta-validation mode: validate schema.yaml.

- **-f** *schema.yaml*

  Schema definition file: validate file against schema.yaml.

- **-a** *action*

  Generate code (depending on action: 'genclass-ruby' or 'genclass-java').

- **-ha** *action*

  Generate code (depending on action: 'genclass-ruby' or 'genclass-java') with properties.

*doc.yaml*

File to validate.

## AUTHOR

**Marc \`Duck\` Dequènes** \<Duck@DuckCorp.org\>

Original author.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2007-2011 Marc Dequènes (Duck)\

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