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+=head1 NAME
+
+package_test - Tests the validity of a package configuration file
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+B<package_test> <I<config file>>
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+The B<package_test> command tests the validity of a B<package>
+configuration file created when a prototype file is compiled. The command
+interpreter prints error messages on the standard output stream.
+
+This command does not use the syntax conventions of the AFS command
+suites. Provide the command name in full.
+
+=head1 OPTIONS
+
+=over 4
+
+=item <I<config file>>
+
+Specifies the package configuration file to validate.
+
+=back
+
+=head1 EXAMPLES
+
+The following example tests the validity of the package configuration file
+C<staff.sun4x_56>.
+
+   % package_test staff.sun4x_56
+
+=head1 PRIVILEGE REQUIRED
+
+None
+
+=head1 SEE ALSO
+
+L<package(5)>,
+L<package(8)>
+
+=head1 COPYRIGHT
+
+IBM Corporation 2000. <http://www.ibm.com/> All Rights Reserved.
+
+This documentation is covered by the IBM Public License Version 1.0.  It was
+converted from HTML to POD by software written by Chas Williams and Russ
+Allbery, based on work by Alf Wachsmann and Elizabeth Cassell.