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+# validate-modules
+
+Python program to help test or validate Ansible modules.
+
+Originally developed by Matt Martz (@sivel)
+
+## Usage
+
+```shell
+cd /path/to/ansible/source
+source hacking/env-setup
+test/sanity/validate-modules/validate-modules /path/to/modules
+```
+
+## Help
+
+```shell
+usage: validate-modules [-h] [-w] [--exclude EXCLUDE] modules
+
+positional arguments:
+  modules            Path to module or module directory
+
+optional arguments:
+  -h, --help         show this help message and exit
+  -w, --warnings     Show warnings
+  --exclude EXCLUDE  RegEx exclusion pattern
+```
+
+# Current Validations
+
+## Modules
+
+### Errors
+
+- Interpreter line is not `#!/usr/bin/python`
+- `main()` not at the bottom of the file
+- Module does not import `ansible.module_utils.basic`
+- Missing `DOCUMENTATION`
+- Documentation is invalid YAML
+- Invalid schema for `DOCUMENTATION`
+- Missing `EXAMPLES`
+- Invalid Python Syntax
+- Tabbed indentation
+- Use of `sys.exit()` instead of `exit_json` or `fail_json`
+- Missing GPLv3 license header in module
+- PowerShell module missing `WANT_JSON`
+- PowerShell module missing `POWERSHELL_COMMON`
+- New modules have the correct `version_added`
+- New arguments have the correct `version_added`
+- Modules should not import requests, instead use `ansible.module_utils.urls`
+- Missing `RETURN` for new modules
+
+### Warnings
+
+- Try/Except `HAS_` expression missing
+- Missing `RETURN` for existing modules
+- `import json` found
+- Module contains duplicate globals from basic.py
+
+## Module Directories (Python Packages)
+
+- Missing `__init__.py`
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-validate-modules
-===============
-
-Python program to help test or validate Ansible modules.
-
-
-Originally developed by Matt Martz (@sivel)
-
-Usage
-~~~~~
-
-::
-    # If you are running Ansible from source
-    source /path/to/ansible/hacking/env-setup
-
-    validate-modules /path/to/ansible-modules-extras
-
-Help
-~~~~
-
-::
-
-    usage: validate-modules [-h] [-w] [--exclude EXCLUDE] modules
-
-    positional arguments:
-      modules            Path to module or module directory
-
-    optional arguments:
-      -h, --help         show this help message and exit
-      -w, --warnings     Show warnings
-      --exclude EXCLUDE  RegEx exclusion pattern
-
-Current Validations
--------------------
-
-Modules
-~~~~~~~
-
-Errors
-^^^^^^
-
-#. Interpreter line is not ``#!/usr/bin/python``
-#. ``main()`` not at the bottom of the file
-#. Module does not import ``ansible.module_utils.basic``
-#. Missing ``DOCUMENTATION``
-#. Documentation is invalid YAML
-#. Invalid schema for ``DOCUMENTATION``
-#. Missing ``EXAMPLES``
-#. Invalid Python Syntax
-#. Tabbed indentation
-#. Use of ``sys.exit()`` instead of ``exit_json`` or ``fail_json``
-#. Missing GPLv3 license header in module
-#. Powershell module missing ``WANT_JSON``
-#. Powershell module missing ``POWERSHELL_COMMON``
-#. New modules have the correct ``version_added``
-#. New arguments have the correct ``version_added``
-#. Modules should not import requests, instead use ``ansible.module_utils.urls``
-#. Missing ``RETURN`` for new modules
-
-Warnings
-^^^^^^^^
-
-#. Try/Except ``HAS_`` expression missing
-#. Missing ``RETURN`` for existing modules
-#. ``import json`` found
-#. Module contains duplicate globals from basic.py
-
-Module Directories (Python Packages)
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-#. Missing ``__init__.py``
-