---
name: "tcxmlcheck"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "transcode"
version: "3:1.1.7-9+b4"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tcxmlcheck"
---

# tcxmlcheck(1)

Check information in smil input file

## NAME

tcxmlcheck - Check information in smil input file

## SYNOPSIS

**tcxmlcheck** \[ **options** \] \[ **-** \]

## COPYRIGHT

**tcxmlcheck** is Copyright (C) by Malanchini Marzio

## DESCRIPTION

**tcxmlcheck** Check a smil input file. Most of the options are used by transcode at run time.

## OPTIONS

- **-i** *name*

  Specify the name of the input video/audio smil file \[stdin\].

- **-p** *name*

  Specify the name of the ausiliary audio smil file \[none\]

- **-B**

  Binary output to stdout (used by transcode) \[off\] Force to print to stdout the vob structure of the smil file

- **-S**

  Write stdin into shared memory (used by transcode)\[off\]. This is used by transcode at run time to store the vob information that will be modified by calling **tcxmlcheck** with the -V or -A options.

- **-V**

  Check only video smil file \[off\]. This is used by transcode at run time: it read the smil file to override some information in the vob structure.

- **-A**

  Check only ausiliary audio smil file \[off\]. This is used by transcode at run time: it read the smil file to override some information in the vob structure.

- **-v**

  Print the version

## EXAMPLES

Command:

**tcxmlcheck -i filename.smil**

Return **0** if the input file is correct, **1** with an error message in the other cases.

**tcxmlcheck -i filename.smil -S -B -V**

Analyze the **filename.smil** and store the vob structure into share memory (used only by transcode at run time).

**tcxmlcheck -i filename.smil -B -V**

Retrive the content from the share memory related to **filename.smil** (used only by transcode at run time).

## AUTHORS

**tcxmlcheck** was written by Marzio Malanchini\
 \<marzio\_malanchini@vodafone.it\>

## SEE ALSO

[**transcode**(1)](/transcode/1.md)