ODFLINT(1)

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version 1.4.2 · 4 versions
, in debian trixie, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 ODFLINT 💖

okay bestie, gather round, because this little cutie is odflint from the odfpy fam — it lives in section 1 of the manual, aka the User commands corner of the world. she's tiny, she's nosy, and she's here to sniff out problems in your ODF files. no cap. 🔍✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

odflint — check an ODF file for problems 🕵️‍♀️💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

odflint path

like... that's it. one argument. she's low maintenance, she's iconic. 💖

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so here's the tea: odflint is a program that checks an ODF file and gives you a warning if it finds something suspect. it's giving "friend who peeks over your shoulder and goes hm, that's weird" energy. 😭

but bestie, hear me out — she is NOT able to do a full validation. that's just not the vibe, because the schema is so complex. so she does what she can, and honestly? we respect it. 🫶

now, path — that's the thing you hand her. she assumes it's an OpenDocument file of the text, spreadsheet, or presentation type. so you know... drop a .odt, .ods, or .odp in there and let her cook. 🔥

🌈 EXAMPLE 🌈

ikyk, but here's how you actually run her:

odflint odf-file

that's the whole ritual. go off. 👑

💀 BUGS 💀

okay so this is the part where we keep it 100, because ngl there's a little situation here:

  • she validates all versions of ODF as if they are version 1.1. yes, all of them. version blind, bestie, she does not care. 😭
  • because of that, you'll get some false positives if you check files that aren't generated by odfpy scripts. so if she's yelling at a file that looks fine, that might be why. don't come for her, come for the version 1.1 assumption. 🫠
fr fr, take those warnings with a grain of salt if your file didn't come from an odfpy script. she's not lying on purpose, she's just wearing 1.1 glasses. 👓

🎀 AUTHOR 🎀

Søren Roug — original author 🌟

legit the origin story. we stan. 💜

and that's the whole page, bestie!! this manual came straight out of the odfpy source, version-dated 02/11/2025, and it's filed under ODFLINT(1) in the User commands section. take care of her, run her on your files, and slay the ODF game. periodt. 💅✨🎀🦋

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