.CD "pathchk \(en check pathname"
.SX "pathchk [\fB\(enp\fR] \fIpath\fR ..."
.FL "\(enp" "Check against POSIX rules"
.EX "pathchk /usr/src/file.c" "Check the accessibility of \fIfile.c\fP"
.EX "pathchk \(enp file" "Check posix compliance of \fIfile\fR"
.PP
.I Pathchk
verifies path names and display error if paths are too long, contain names
that are too long, go thru a non-searchable directory or contain an
invalid character in names. If the \fB\(enp\fR flag is specified, the POSIX
rules apply instead of the rules of the current file system.