# rpk cluster config lint

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title: rpk cluster config lint
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<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/current/reference/rpk/rpk-cluster/rpk-cluster-config-lint.md -->

Remove any deprecated content from `redpanda.yaml`.

Deprecated content includes properties which were set via `redpanda.yaml` in earlier versions of redpanda, but are now managed via Redpanda’s central configuration store (and via `rpk cluster config edit`).

## [](#usage)Usage

```bash
rpk cluster config lint [flags]
```

## [](#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. |