---
title: "Class ValidateEntityDefinitionCommand"
slug: "cli--sitecore.ch.cli.plugin.serialization.commands.validateentitydefinitioncommand"
abstract: ""
---
# Class ValidateEntityDefinitionCommand

Validates the known entity definitions 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.ValidateEntityDefinitionCommandHandler

ValidateEntityDefinitionCommand

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

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

## Syntax

```csharp
public sealed class ValidateEntityDefinitionCommand : BaseCommand<ValidateEntityDefinitionCommandHandler>
```

## 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 entity definitions, using the specified working directory:

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