GDAL-DATASET-CHECK(1)                GDAL                GDAL-DATASET-CHECK(1)

NAME
       gdal-dataset-check - Check whether there are errors when reading the
       content of a dataset

       Added in version 3.13.


       gdal dataset check check whether there are errors when reading the
       content of a dataset and return 1 as the program exit code (or in the
       return-code output parameter of the algorithm) if that happens, or 0
       when no errors are detected.

       WARNING:
          Most drivers or data formats do not have a built-in integrity
          mechanism.  Thus a successful run of that program does not
          necessarily mean that the dataset is identical to the state it had
          just after being generated. The checks performed are generally
          sufficient to detect whether the dataset is truncated compared to
          its expected size, but this is not even necessarily guaranteed for
          some formats (for example the CSV driver may not be able to detect
          truncation).

SYNOPSIS

          Usage: gdal dataset check [OPTIONS] <INPUT>

          Check whether there are errors when reading the content of a dataset.

          Positional arguments:
            -i, --input <INPUT>                  Input raster, vector or multidimensional raster dataset [required]

          Common Options:
            -h, --help                           Display help message and exit
            --json-usage                         Display usage as JSON document and exit
            --config <KEY>=<VALUE>               Configuration option [may be repeated]
            -q, --quiet                          Quiet mode (no progress bar or warning message) [not available in pipelines]

          Advanced Options:
            --oo, --open-option <KEY>=<VALUE>    Open options [may be repeated]
            --if, --input-format <INPUT-FORMAT>  Input formats [may be repeated]

OPTIONS

       --input <FILENAME>
              Input vector, raster or multidimensional dataset. Required.

RETURN STATUS CODE
       The program returns status code 0 in case of success, and non-zero in
       case of error (non-blocking errors emitted as warnings are considered
       as a successful execution).

EXAMPLES
   Example 1: Check whether there are errors when reading a dataset

          $ gdal dataset check NE1_50M_SR_W.tif

AUTHOR
       Even Rouault <even.rouault@spatialys.com>

COPYRIGHT
       1998-2026

                                August 18, 2026          GDAL-DATASET-CHECK(1)