virt-xml-validate1
Validate libvirt xml files against a schema
Usage
virt-xml-validate XML-FILE
[SCHEMA-NAME]
virt-xml-validate OPTION
Overview
Validates a libvirt XML for compliance with the published schema. The first compulsory argument is the path to the XML file to be validated. The optional second argument is the name of the schema to validate against. If omitted, the schema name will be inferred from the name of the root element in the XML document.
Valid schema names currently include
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cpu
The schema for the XML format of cpu
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domainsnapshot
The schema for the XML format used by domain snapshot configuration
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domaincheckpoint
The schema for the XML format used by domain checkpoint configuration
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domainbackup
The schema for the XML format used by domain backup configuration
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domaincaps
The schema for the XML format of domain capabilities
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domain
The schema for the XML format used by guest domains configuration
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networkport
The schema for the XML format used by network port configuration
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network
The schema for the XML format used by virtual network configuration
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storagepoolcaps
The schema for the XML format of storage pool capabilities
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storagepool
The schema for the XML format used by storage pool configuration
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storagevol
The schema for the XML format used by storage volume descriptions
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nodedev
The schema for the XML format used by node device descriptions
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capability
The schema for the XML format used to declare driver capabilities
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nwfilter
The schema for the XML format used by network traffic filters
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nwfilterbinding
The schema for XML format used by network filter bindings.
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secret
The schema for the XML format used by secrets descriptions
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interface
The schema for the XML format used by physical host interfaces
Options
-h, --help
Display command line help usage then exit.
-V, --version
Display version information then exit.
Exit status
Upon successful validation, an exit status of 0 will be set. Upon failure a non-zero status will be set.
Releases
8 releases since Debian 7 (Wheezy); the text changed 7 times.
--help until Debian 10 (Buster);
--version until Debian 10 (Buster);
-V until Debian 10 (Buster);
-h until Debian 10 (Buster).