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layout: "docs"
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page_title: "Commands: validate"
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sidebar_current: "docs-commands-validate"
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description: >
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The validate command is used to check a job specification for syntax errors and validation problems.
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---
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# Command: validate
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The `validate` command is used to check a [HCL job specification](/docs/job-specification/index.html)
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for any syntax errors or validation problems.
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## Usage
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```
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nomad validate <file>
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```
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The validate command requires a single argument, specifying the path to a file
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containing a [HCL job specification](/docs/job-specification/index.html). This file
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will be read and the job checked for any problems. If the
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supplied path is "-", the job file is read from STDIN. Otherwise it is read
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from the file at the supplied path or downloaded and read from URL specified.
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Nomad downloads the job file using [`go-getter`](https://github.com/hashicorp/go-getter)
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and supports `go-getter` syntax.
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On successful validation, exit code 0 will be returned, otherwise an exit code
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of 1 indicates an error.
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