epubcheck(1)

EPUBCHECK(1) @VERSION@ EPUBCHECK(1)

NAME

epubcheck - Validates EPUB files (Version 2.0 and 3.0)

SYNOPSIS

epubcheck [-mode] [MODE] {file}

OPTIONS

These Options can only be used with -mode

-h

shows help

opf

validates package document

nav

validates navigation from document

mo

media overlay validation

xhtml

validates xhtml files

svg

validates svg files

exp

saves the created archive

REQUIREMENTS

epubcheck validates your EPUB file

EXAMPLES

Run epubcheck from your commandline as follows:

$ epubcheck linux.epub
$ epubcheck -mode mo linux.epub
$ epubcheck /path -mode exp -save

FURTHER INFORMATIONS

Every EPUB file consists of 3 specifications:

Open Publication Structure[1]

describes the content in XHTML

Open Packaging Format[2]

describes the different parts like images and navigation in XML

OEBPS Container Format[3]

describes the content, structure and presentation in XML

Other specifications are XML, CSS, XHTML, NCX[4], Dublin Core[5] and Zip. epubcheck is available in Version 3.0 and Version 2.0. In version 3.0 you can work with HTML5, MathML and Skripting. Following link to read more about the differences Version3.0[6].

COPYRIGHT

License New BSD License BSD 3-Clause License[7].

AUTHORS


.

Peter Sorotokin

Developer

Garth Conboy

Author.

Markus Gylling

Author.

Piotr Kula

Author.

Jessica Hekman

Author.

George Bina

Author.

Bogdan Iordache

Author.

NOTES

1.
Open Publication Structure
http://www.idpf.org/epub/20/spec/OPS_2.0.1_draft.htm
2.
Open Packaging Format
http://www.idpf.org/epub/20/spec/OPF_2.0_latest.htm
3.
OEBPS Container Format
http://www.idpf.org/epub/30/spec/epub30-ocf.html
4.
NCX
http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/NCX
5.
Dublin Core
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dublin_Core
6.
Version3.0
http://www.idpf.org/epub/30/spec/epub30-changes.html
7.
BSD 3-Clause License
http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
09/23/2016 epubcheck @VERSION@