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stencila workflows validate

Validate a workflow

Checks that a workflow conforms to naming and property constraint rules, and validates the pipeline DOT if present. Accepts a workflow name, a directory path, or a path to a WORKFLOW.md file.

Usage

stencila workflows validate <TARGET>

Examples

# Validate a workflow by name
stencila workflows validate data-pipeline

# Validate a workflow directory
stencila workflows validate .stencila/workflows/data-pipeline

# Validate a WORKFLOW.md file directly
stencila workflows validate .stencila/workflows/data-pipeline/WORKFLOW.md

Arguments

NameDescription
<TARGET>Workflow name, directory path, or WORKFLOW.md path.
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