# links

URL: /bengal/cli/inspect/links/
Section: inspect
Description: Check internal and external links

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Command

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`bengal inspect links`

Check internal and external links

13Options

## Usage

```
bengal inspect links [OPTIONS]
```

## Options

Option
Type
Description

`--exclude`

`STRING`

URL patterns to exclude, comma-separated (regex supported)

`--exclude-domain`

`STRING`

Domains to exclude, comma-separated

`--external-only`

flag

`BOOLEAN`

Only check external links

`--ignore-status`

`STRING`

Status codes/ranges to ignore, comma-separated

`--internal-only`

flag

`BOOLEAN`

Only check internal links

`--max-concurrency`

`INTEGER`

Maximum concurrent HTTP requests

Default:`0`

`--output-file`

`STRING`

Output file (for JSON format)

`--output-format`

`STRING`

Output format: console or json

Default:`console`

`--per-host-limit`

`INTEGER`

Maximum concurrent requests per host

Default:`0`

`--retries`

`INTEGER`

Number of retry attempts

Default:`0`

`--retry-backoff`

`NUMBER`

Base backoff time for exponential backoff

Default:`0.0`

`--source`

`STRING`

Source directory path

`--timeout`

`NUMBER`

Request timeout in seconds

Default:`0.0`