core-lightning/doc/lightning-check.7
Mark Beckwith d18d950a0a doc: check manpage
Signed-off-by: Mark Beckwith <wythe@intrig.com>
2018-12-10 09:27:49 +01:00

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.SH "NAME"
lightning-check \- Command for verifying parameters\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBcheck\fR \fIcommand_to_check\fR [\fIparameters\fR]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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The \fBcheck\fR command verifies another command\(cqs parameters without running it\&.
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The \fIcommand_to_check\fR is the name of the relevant command\&.
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\fIparameters\fR is the command\(cqs parameters\&.
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This does not guarantee successful execution of the command in all cases\&. For example, a call to \fBgetroute\fR may still fail to find a route even if checking the parameters succeeds\&.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
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On success, the \fIcommand_to_check\fR is returned\&. On failure, the relevant RPC error is returned\&.
.SH "AUTHOR"
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Mark Beckwith <wythe@intrig\&.com> and Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp\&.com\&.au> are mainly responsible\&.
.SH "RESOURCES"
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Main web site: https://github\&.com/ElementsProject/lightning