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PATHCHK(1)			  User Commands 		      PATHCHK(1)

NAME
     pathchk - check whether file names are valid or portable

SYNOPSIS
     pathchk [OPTION]... NAME...

DESCRIPTION
     Diagnose invalid or non-portable file names.

     -p     check for most POSIX systems

     -P     check for empty names and leading "-"

     --portability
	    check for all POSIX systems (equivalent to -p -P)

     --help
	    display this help and exit

     --version
	    output version information and exit

AUTHOR
     Written by Paul Eggert, David MacKenzie, and Jim Meyering.

REPORTING BUGS
     Report bugs to: bug-coreutils@gnu.org
     GNU coreutils home page: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
     General help using GNU software: <https://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
     Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright	(C) 2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU GPL
     version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
     This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute  it.   There
     is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO
     Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/pathchk>
     or available locally via: info '(coreutils) pathchk invocation'

GNU coreutils 9.9		  November 2025 		      PATHCHK(1)

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