# rpk connect lint

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title: rpk connect lint
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description: Check a Redpanda Connect configuration file for syntax errors and potential issues without running it.
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<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/26.1/reference/rpk/rpk-connect/rpk-connect-lint.md -->

Check a Redpanda Connect configuration file for syntax errors and potential issues without running it.

## [](#usage)Usage

```bash
rpk connect lint [flags]
```

## [](#examples)Examples

This section provides examples of how to use `rpk connect lint`.

Lint a specific file.

```bash
rpk connect lint target.yaml
```

Lint all YAML files in a directory.

```bash
rpk connect lint ./configs/*.yaml
```

Lint with resource imports.

```bash
rpk connect lint -r ./foo.yaml ./bar.yaml
```

Lint all files in a directory tree.

```bash
rpk connect lint ./configs/...
```

## [](#global-flags)Global flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| --config | string | Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are ~/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD/redpanda.yaml, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml. |
| -X, --config-opt | stringArray | Override rpk configuration settings; -X help for detail or -X list for terser detail. |
| --ignore-profile | bool | Ignore rpk.yaml and redpanda.yaml; use default settings. |
| --profile | string | rpk profile to use. |
| -v, --verbose | bool | Enable verbose logging. |