---
name: "rnv"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "rnv"
version: "1.7.10-1"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rnv"
---

# rnv(1)

Relax NG Compact Syntax validator

## NAME

rnv - Relax NG Compact Syntax validator

## SYNOPSIS

**rnv** \[*OPTIONS*\] *grammar.rnc* \[*document\_1.xml* ..\]

## DESCRIPTION

**RNV** uses Relax NG compact syntax schemas to check if a give XML file is valid in respect to the language defined by the Relax NG schema. **RNV** uses Expat for XML parsing.

If you intend to validate against Relax NG schemas in XML syntax instead have a look at **xmllint** (of libxml2) or **xmlstarlet**. Also **trang** can convert Relax NG schemas from XML to compact syntax and back.

## OPTIONS

If no documents are specified, **RNV** attempts to read the XML document from the standard input. The options are:

- **-q**

  names of files being processed are not printed; in error messages, expected elements and attributes are not listed;

- **-n *number***

  sets the maximum number of reported expected elements and attributes, **-q** sets this to 0 and can be overriden;

- **-p**

  copies the input to the output;

- **-c**

  if the only argument is a grammar, checks the grammar and exits;

- **-s**

  uses less memory and runs slower;

- **-e *library.scm***

  uses Scheme datatype library from file *library.scm*;

- **-v**

  prints version number;

- **-h**

  displays usage summary and exits.

## HOMEPAGE

http://sourceforge.net/projects/rnv/

## AUTHOR

Sebastian Pipping \<webmaster@hartwork.org\>. This man page was made from the readme written by **RNV**'s author David Tolpin \<dvd@davidashen.net\>.

## SEE ALSO

[xmllint(1)](/xmllint/1.md), [xmlstarlet(1)](/xmlstarlet/1.md), [trang(1)](/trang/1.md)