The
describe subcommand
provides information about the rules and rule groups in a rule file, which
are used by the
validate subcommand. For information
on the
validatedb subcommand, see
r_validatedb.htm. Depending on the options specified, the subcommand supplies
information about individual rules, a list of rules within a specified group,
or information about all the rules in a rule file. A rule file contains all
the rules and rule groups that may be used to test against a database. Each
rule represents a constraint used to determine the integrity of a database.
A rule group is a collection of rules. The results contain the following properties:
- Rule Name. The name of the rule.
- Description (if applicable). The constraints the rule uses to validate
a database.
- Type. A category for the rule that is based on the kind of constraints
it applies. Examples of Types are, Table Existence, Column Existence, and
Field Value Verification.
The description is written only to the console and is not written to
a log file.