Basic usage

To check an URL like http://www.myhomepage.org/ it is enough to execute linkchecker http://www.myhomepage.org/. This will check the complete domain of www.myhomepage.org recursively. All links pointing outside of the domain are also checked for validity.

For more options, read the man page linkchecker(1) or execute linkchecker -h.

Performed checks

• HTTP links (http:, https:)

• Local files (file:)

• Mail links (mailto:)

• FTP links (ftp:)

• Gopher links (gopher:)

• Telnet links (telnet:)

• NNTP links (news:, snews:, nntp)

• Ignored links (javascript:, etc.)

  Here is a complete list of recognized, but ignored links. The most prominent of them should be JavaScript links.

  • acap: (application configuration access protocol)
  • afs: (Andrew File System global file names)
  • chrome: (Mozilla specific)
  • cid: (content identifier)
  • clsid: (Microsoft specific)
  • data: (data)
  • dav: (dav)
  • fax: (fax)
  • find: (Mozilla specific)
  • imap: (internet message access protocol)
  • isbn: (ISBN (int. book numbers))
  • javascript: (JavaScript)
  • ldap: (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)
  • mailserver: (Access to data available from mail servers)
  • mid: (message identifier)
  • mms: (multimedia stream)
  • modem: (modem)
  • nfs: (network file system protocol)
  • opaquelocktoken: (opaquelocktoken)
  • pop: (Post Office Protocol v3)
  • prospero: (Prospero Directory Service)
  • rsync: (rsync protocol)
  • rtsp: (real time streaming protocol)
  • service: (service location)
  • shttp: (secure HTTP)
  • sip: (session initiation protocol)
  • tel: (telephone)
  • tip: (Transaction Internet Protocol)
  • tn3270: (Interactive 3270 emulation sessions)
  • vemmi: (versatile multimedia interface)
  • wais: (Wide Area Information Servers)
  • z39.50r: (Z39.50 Retrieval)
  • z39.50s: (Z39.50 Session)