---
name: "mdoc-validate"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mono"
version: "6.12.0.206-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mdoc-validate"
---

# mdoc-validate(1)

Validate XML documents against a schema

## NAME

mdoc validate - Validate XML documents against a schema

## SYNOPSIS

**mdoc validate** \[OPTIONS\]\* PATHS+

## DESCRIPTION

**mdoc validate** validates the specified *PATHS* against a specified format schema.

## OPTIONS

- **--format**=*FORMAT*

  The documentation format to validate *PATHS* against.  Supported formats include: *ecma*.

  See the *FORMATS* section below for more information about these formats.

  The default format (if none is specified) is *ecma*.

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

  Display a help message and exit.

## FORMATS

The following documentation formats are supported:

### ecma

The *Mono ECMA Documentation Format* validates all output generated by [**mdoc-update**(1)](/mdoc-update/1.md) against an XML schema, including the *index.xml*, *ns-\*.xml*, and *NamespaceName/TypeName.xml* files.

See [**mdoc**(5)](/mdoc/5.md) for details about this file format.

## EXAMPLES

To validate the [**mdoc-update**(1)](/mdoc-update/1.md) output stored within a directory (and all documentation within that directory, recursively), use:

```
    mdoc validate /path/to/ecma/docs
```

## MAILING LISTS

- Visit http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-docs-list for details.

  ## WEB SITE

Visit http://www.mono-project.com/docs/tools+libraries/tools/mdoc/ for details