---
name: "tirex-check-config"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "tirex"
version: "0.7.1-3+b2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tirex-check-config"
---

# tirex-check-config(1)

check Tirex config files

## NAME

tirex-check-config - check Tirex config files

## SYNOPSIS

tirex-check-config \[OPTIONS\]

## OPTIONS

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

  Display help message.

- **-c**, **--config=DIR**

  Use the config directory DIR instead of /etc/tirex.

## DESCRIPTION

Checks the Tirex config files and outputs errors and warnings. All lines beginning with 'X' are errors, all warnings begin with '!'.

Note that this program is intended to help the admin. It can't detect all errors.

Currently only the main config file is checked. Checking of renderer and map config should be added. Patches welcome!

## FILES

- */etc/tirex/tirex.conf*

  The configuration file.

## DIAGNOSTICS

tirex-check-config returns

- 0 if the config looks ok

  - 1 if warnings were found

  - 2 if errors were found

  ## SEE ALSO

\<http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tirex\>

## AUTHORS

Frederik Ramm \<frederik.ramm@geofabrik.de\>, Jochen Topf \<jochen.topf@geofabrik.de\> and possibly others.