.TH PATHCHK 1 .SH NAME pathchk \- check pathname .SH SYNOPSIS \fBpathchk [\fB\-p\fR] \fIpath\fR ...\fR .br .de FL .TP \\fB\\$1\\fR \\$2 .. .de EX .TP 20 \\fB\\$1\\fR # \\$2 .. .SH OPTIONS .FL "\-p" "Check against POSIX rules" .SH EXAMPLES .EX "pathchk /usr/src/file.c" "Check the accessibility of \fIfile.c\fP" .EX "pathchk \-p file" "Check posix compliance of \fIfile\fR" .SH DESCRIPTION .PP .I Pathchk verifies path names and display error if paths are too long, contain names that are too long, go thru a non-searchable directory or contain an invalid character in names. If the \fB\-p\fR flag is specified, the POSIX rules apply instead of the rules of the current file system.