linkchecker

validates links in websites and documents

TLDR

Check website links

$ linkchecker [https://example.com]

Check local HTML file

$ linkchecker [index.html]

Recursive check

$ linkchecker -r [https://example.com]

Output to file

$ linkchecker -o html -F html/[report.html] [url]

Check external links too

$ linkchecker --check-extern [url]

Limit depth

$ linkchecker -r --depth=[3] [url]

linkchecker validates links in websites and documents. It finds broken links, redirects, and errors.The tool supports HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and local files. It can check recursively and generate reports.

PARAMETERS

URL

URL or file to check.

-r

Recursive checking.

--depth N

Maximum recursion depth.

--check-extern

Check external links.

-o TYPE

Output type (text, html, csv, xml).

-F FILE

Output to file.

--help

Display help information.

INSTALL

sudo apt install linkchecker

sudo dnf install linkchecker

nix profile install nixpkgs#linkchecker

CAVEATS

Can be slow on large sites. May trigger rate limiting. Respects robots.txt by default.

HISTORY

LinkChecker was created by Bastian Kleineidam as a comprehensive link validation tool for web content.