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-# asciidoc-link-check
-Checks if all hyperlinks in an asciidoc file are alive(or dead).
-
-(Uses most of the source code from [markdown-link-check](https://github.com/tcort/markdown-link-check) module)
-
-## Installation
-To add the module to your project, run:
-
-```bash
-npm install --save asciidoc-link-check
-```
-
-To install the command line tool globally, run:
-
-```bash
-npm install -g asciidoc-link-check
-```
-
-## API
-Use the following function:
-
-
-```javascript
-asciidocLinkCheck(asciidoc, callback)
-```
-Accepts a string containing `asciidoc` formatted text and a `callback`, extracts all links and checks if they are alive or dead. Then calls the `callback` with `(err, results)`.
-
-## Examples
-### JavaScript
-
-```javascript
-'use strict';
-
-var asciidocLinkCheck = require('asciidoc-link-check');
-
-asciidocLinkCheck('xref:https://www.google.com[Google]', function (err, results) {
-    if (err) {
-        console.error('Error', err);
-        return;
-    }
-    results.forEach(function (result) {
-        console.log('%s is %s', result.link, result.status);
-    });
-});
-```
-
-### Command Line
-(Optional) Use the `-p` or `--progress` switch to view progress.
-
-#### Check links for a local file
-
-```bash
-asciidoc-link-check README.adoc --progress
-```
-
-#### Check links for an online file
-
-```bash
-asciidoc-link-check https://github.com/gaurav-nelson/asciidoc-link-check/blob/master/README.adoc
-```
-
-#### Check links from standard input
-
-```bash
-cat *.adoc | asciidoc-link-check -p
-```