Check for dead links in all files, with support for regex URL extraction and glob file patterns.
pip install blinkcheck
Check for dead links in all files, starting in the current directory.
blinkcheck
Check for dead links in all Markdown *.md files of a specific ./docs folder.
blinkcheck --root ./docs -i *.md
Check for dead links in LaTeX *.tex files in the current directory with regex \\url{(.*?)}.
If a regex contains one group constructs, the group is used as the link.
blinkcheck -i *.tex -r "\\url{(.*?)}"
Only list failed links and do not verify SSL certificates.
blinkcheck --skip-ssl --only-fails
| Argument | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
--root |
. (current directory) |
Directory in which we recursively check matching files. |
-i --include |
*.* (all files) |
A glob pattern that files have to match. |
-r --regex |
see here | Regex to extract URLs with group syntax support. |
--skip-ssl |
Do not verify the SSL certificate when performing requests. | |
--only-fails |
Only output failed requests. |
Install Poetry and setup your environment.
poetry install
poetry shell
Run tests with pytest.
poetry run pytest