# rpk connect dry-run

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title: rpk connect dry-run
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description: Parse Redpanda Connect configs and test the connections of each plugin.
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learning-objective-1: Find the syntax for testing pipeline configurations
learning-objective-2: Look up connection testing options
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<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/current/reference/rpk/rpk-connect/rpk-connect-dry-run.md -->

Parse Redpanda Connect configs and test the connections of each plugin. Exits with a status code of `1` if the command detects any connection errors.

Use this reference to:

-   Find the syntax for testing pipeline configurations

-   Look up connection testing options


## [](#usage)Usage

rpk connect dry-run \[OPTIONS\] \[files...\]

## [](#example)Example

```bash
rpk connect dry-run ./pipeline.yaml
```

To disable all secret lookups:

```bash
rpk connect dry-run --secrets none: ./pipeline.yaml
```

## [](#flags)Flags

| Option | Description |
| --- | --- |
| --verbose | Print the lint result for each target file (default: false). |
| --secrets | Attempt to load secrets from a provided URN. If more than one entry is specified, they are attempted in order until a value is found. Environment variable lookups are specified with the URN env:, which by default is the only entry. To disable all secret lookups, specify a single entry of none: (default: env:). |
| --env-file, -e | Import environment variables from a dotenv file. |
| --redpanda-license | Provide an explicit Redpanda license, which enables enterprise functionality. By default, licenses found at the path /etc/redpanda/redpanda.license are applied. |
| --help, -h | Show help for the command. |