static site checker

introduction

ssc (static site checker) is an opinionated HTML nitpicker, intended for people, like its author, who hand code websites.

It doesn’t just check static sites for broken links, dubious syntax, and bad semantic data, it will actively complain about things that are perfectly legal but rather untidy—like its author.

Except when serving CGI queries, it recursively scans your chosen directory seeking HTML & related files to verify. It produces a list of errors, warnings, and other hints of imperfection. Scripts are ignored.

It should not be used on untrusted content; its parsers are holier than Robin’s cow.

gen

• about ssc
• why ssc was written
• usage guidelines
• configuration files
• command line arguments
• release notes & source code
• build notes
• (GUI help files)

Dylan Harris
December 2024