diff --git a/shared/tools/checkbgf b/shared/tools/checkbgf
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Get our hands on basedir
+LOCAL1=${PWD}
+cd `dirname $0`
+cd ../..
+SLPS=${PWD}
+cd ${LOCAL1}
+
+if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
+    echo "Usage: checkbgf <bgf-input>"
+    exit 1
+elif [ ! -r $1 ]; then
+    echo "Oops: $1 not found or not readable."
+    exit 1
+else
+    xmllint --noout --schema ${SLPS}/shared/xsd/bgf.xsd $1
+    java -jar ${SLPS}/download/msv/msv.jar ${SLPS}/shared/xsd/bgf.xsd $1
+fi