NXDL File Validation#

NXDL files must adhere to the specifications of the NeXus XML Schema, as defined in nxdl.xsd and nxdlTypes.xsd.

Caution

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Any NXDL file may be validated using the Linux command line tool xmllint. Such as:

user@host ~ $  xmllint --noout --schema nxdl.xsd base_classes/NXentry.nxdl.xml
base_classes/NXentry.nxdl.xml validates