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diff --git a/tools/validate-yaml.py b/tools/validate-yaml.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+"""Try to read a YAML file and report any errors.
+"""
+
+import sys
+
+import yaml
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    bads = 0
+    for fn in sys.argv[1:]:
+        sys.stdout.write("%s" % (fn))
+        try:
+            fh = open(fn, 'r')
+            yaml.safe_load(fh.read())
+            fh.close()
+            sys.stdout.write(" - ok\n")
+        except Exception, e:
+            sys.stdout.write(" - bad (%s)\n" % (e))
+            bads += 1
+    if bads > 0:
+        sys.exit(1)
+    else:
+        sys.exit(0)