---
name: "tagcheck"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "tag-types"
version: "0.0.9-4"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tagcheck"
---

# tagcheck(1)

Check a tagged file for consistency with its descriptor

## NAME

tagcheck - Check a tagged file for consistency with its descriptor

## SYNOPSIS

**tagcheck** **filename...**

## DESCRIPTION

Tagcheck tests a tagged file, first opening the corresponding descriptor file. This is found by identifying the type of the tagged file, which will be found between Tag- and -version in the first line of the file. The descriptor file is found by searching on the descriptor files path for a file with the name of the tag file type, and a suffix of **.dsc**

The descriptor file search path is /usr/local/lib/tag/dsc:/usr/lib/tag/dsc/:.

If the descriptor file can not be read then the checks which can be made on the file are limited to the following:

The value on the **End:** tag (if present) is checked against the value of the first tag, and an error reported if they do not match - for example\
  Id: one\
  Label1: value1\
  End: two

would be reported as an error.

If the descriptor file can be read then the following checks are made:

Any tagnames which are not mentioned in the descriptor are reported.

## SEE ALSO

[tagprogs(1)](/tagprogs/1.md), [tag(5)](/tag/5.md)

## AUTHOR

John Lines (john@paladin.demon.co.uk)