# virt-xml-validate > Validate `libvirt` XML files against a schema. > If a schema is not specified, the schema is determined by the root element in the XML file. > More information: . - Validate an XML file against a specific schema: `virt-xml-validate {{path/to/file.xml}} {{schema}}` - Validate the domain XML against the domain schema: `virt-xml-validate {{path/to/domain.xml}} domain`