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LINKCHECK(1)           DragonFly General Commands Manual          LINKCHECK(1)


PROGRAM NAME

       linkcheck - Checks a Web site for broken links.


INTRODUCTION

       LinkCheck automates checking a Web site for broken links. It creates a
       report of broken links, download times, and every link and FTP
       connection on the site. It is handy for Web designers who need to check
       over their site. It can also be installed as a CGI program so Web
       designers can check via a Web page.

       LinkCheck understands HTML 3.0, frames and javascript.  It can check an
       entire website or its search can be limited to a particular
       subdirectory.  LinkCheck estimates download times and flags URLs which
       are deemed slow.  It validates and reports temporarily moved pages and
       checks the new location. It reports html files last modification time,
       validates mailto hrefs for valid DNS MX record on the internet.
       LinkCheck also validates ftp/file hrefs by getting actual file via ftp
       protocol.  Besides http:, it can report the follow protocols: news,
       telnet, wais, gopher, and powwow.


INVOCATION

       The format for invoking linkcheck is:   linkcheck [options] URL It
       supports the following command line options:

       -V, --version
              VERSION, prints the version number

       -h, --help
              HELP, prints the help section which includes a summary of all
              the command line options.

       -f FILE, --file=FILE
              FILE, allows the user to specify an output file rather then the
              default linkcheck.report.servername

       -r, --remote
              REMOTE, this option prevents linkcheck from checking remote
              sites.  This allows the program to run faster.

       -p NUM, --port=NUM
              PORT, allows the user to choose a port number other then the
              standard http port 80.


AUTHOR

       Ken Jones <kbo@inter7.com>


BUGS

       Report bugs to kbo@inter7.com Give a detailed description of the
       problem and report the version of scout that you are using.


COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2000 2001 Inter7 Internet Technologies, Inc.

       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
       under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
       Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
       option) any lat er version.

       This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
       WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
        warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See
       the GNU General Public License for more det ails.

       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
       with this program; if not, write to the Fr ee Software Foundation,
       Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.


AVAILABILITY

       The most recent released version of scout is available in the siege
       distribution via http at http://www.inter7.com/linkcheck/

Linkcheck                        13 March 2001                    LINKCHECK(1)

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