# xml validate > Validate XML documents. > More information: . - Validate one or more XML documents for well-formedness only: `xml validate {{path/to/input1.xml|URI}} {{input2.xml ...}}` - Validate one or more XML documents against a Document Type Definition (DTD): `xml validate --dtd {{path/to/schema.dtd}} {{path/to/input1.xml|URI}} {{input2.xml ...}}` - Validate one or more XML documents against an XML Schema Definition (XSD): `xml validate --xsd {{path/to/schema.xsd}} {{path/to/input1.xml|URI}} {{input2.xml ...}}` - Validate one or more XML documents against a Relax NG schema (RNG): `xml validate --relaxng {{path/to/schema.rng}} {{path/to/input1.xml|URI}} {{input2.xml ...}}` - Display help for the `validate` subcommand: `xml validate --help`