---
title: "Class ValidateEntityCommand"
slug: "cli--sitecore.ch.cli.plugin.serialization.commands.validateentitycommand"
abstract: ""
---
# Class ValidateEntityCommand

Validates the known entities in the local file system.

## Inheritance

object

System.CommandLine.Symbol

System.CommandLine.IdentifierSymbol

[Command](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.commandline.command)

Sitecore.CH.Cli.Core.Abstractions.Commands.BaseCommand

Sitecore.CH.Cli.Core.Abstractions.Commands.BaseCommand<THandler>Sitecore.CH.Cli.Plugin.Serialization.CommandHandlers.ValidateEntityCommandHandler

ValidateEntityCommand

## Namespace: SitecoreSitecore.CHSitecore.CH.CliSitecore.CH.Cli.PluginSitecore.CH.Cli.Plugin.SerializationCommands

## Assembly: Sitecore.CH.Cli.Plugin.Serialization.dll

## Syntax

```csharp
public sealed class ValidateEntityCommand : BaseCommand<ValidateEntityCommandHandler>
```

## Remarks

**Optional parameters**

- `--endpoint -e` Specifies an alternative endpoint name for the execution of this command.
- `--folder -f` Specifies the a working directory other than the current folder.

**Global parameters**

- `-? --help -h` Show this help message and exit.
- `-v --verbosity` Enables verbose logging.

## Examples

Validate entities, using the specified working directory:

```csharp
ch-cli serialization validate entity --folder "<local path>"
```