COMPOSE-SPEC(1)

📦 version 2.9.1, in ubuntu stonking

💅 COMPOSE-SPEC(1) — bestie edition 💅

okay so. this is the man page for compose-spec, a General Commands Manual situation. it validates that your compose file actually conforms to the Compose Specification. yes. that one. the vibe check for your docker-compose.yml, if you will. 🔥

✨ NAME ✨

compose-spec — Validates a compose file conforms to the Compose Specification 🎀

like. it reads your compose file and goes "mhm mhm, this is valid" or "bestie… no." and honestly? we need that. we all need that. 🫶

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

compose-spec [OPTIONS] COMPOSE_FILE [COMPOSE_OVERRIDE_FILE]

so it's giving: you give it your COMPOSE_FILE, you can also give it a COMPOSE_OVERRIDE_FILE as a little bonus second file (optional, she's flexible 💅), and then a pile of [OPTIONS] up front to tweak the whole experience. iconic structure ngl.

💖 OPTIONS 💖

  • -format string — the output format. it picks between yaml and json, written like (yaml|json). and the default? "yaml", no cap. so if you don't say anything, you get yaml. that's just the vibe she woke up in today. ✨
  • -no-consistency — says: don't check model consistency. like, let the model be a mess, we're not gonna judge. 💀
  • -no-interpolation — says: don't interpolate environment variables. the env vars stay as they are, untouched, unbothered, minding their business. 🙈
  • -no-normalization — says: don't normalize compose model. no smoothing, no tidying, no glow-up. just the raw thing. 🦋
  • -no-path-resolution — says: don't resolve file paths. the paths stay exactly how you typed them, we're not going on a little journey to find where they actually live. ⭐
pro tip bestie: notice literally every single one of these is a "don't do the thing" flag. she's an opt-out girlie. she does all the checks by default and you take them away one by one. that's the whole personality. periodt. 👑

🧚 a lil sign-off 🧚

that's the whole page, bestie! everything you need, nothing extra, all facts intact, all checks intact. go validate something. you got this. 💜

compose-spec · 2025-10-19 🌈 🍓 ⭐

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