---
title: assembler navigation validate-link-reference cli command
description: Check that no link in a local links.json conflicts with a path prefix defined in navigation.yml. 
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3221/reference/docs-builder/cli/assembler/navigation/validate-link-reference
products:
  - Elastic Docs Builder
---

# assembler navigation validate-link-reference cli command
```bash
docs-builder assembler navigation validate-link-reference [<file>]
```

Check that no link in a local links.json conflicts with a path prefix defined in navigation.yml.

## Arguments

<definitions>
  <definition term="<file> string">
    Path to links.json. Defaults to .artifacts/docs/html/links.json.
  </definition>
</definitions>


## Options

<definitions>
  <definition term="-l --log-level enum">
    Minimum log level.
    **Values:** trace, debug, information, warning, error, critical, none
    **Default:** `information`
  </definition>
  <definition term="-c --config-source enum">
    Override the configuration source: local, remote
    **Values:** local, remote, embedded
  </definition>
  <definition term="--[no-]skip-private-repositories">
    Skip cloning private repositories
  </definition>
</definitions>