.\" assert.1 - manual page for the assert command
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.TH ASSERT 1
.SH NAME
assert \- make sure given conditions are true
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B assert
.RI [ --file =\fIFILE\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B assert
checks that specific conditions are true.
At the moment, it can check that a file has a given type (MIME or file(1)).
.SH EXAMPLE
The following command checks that the file NEWS has the MIME type text/plain.
.sp 1
.ti +4
.nf
assert mime-type-is text/plain NEWS
.fi