# `rudof` command line tool

`rudof` is a command-line tool to inspect and validate RDF data using ShEx or SHACL, and to allow conversion between different RDF data modeling languages like ShEx, SHACL, DCTAP, etc.

Resource Description Framework (RDF) is a standard model for data interchange on the Web.

Shape Expressions (ShEx) is a data modeling language for defining schemas for RDF graphs.

Shapes Constraint Language (SHACL) is a data modeling language for describing constraints for RDF graphs. SHACL is a W3C recommendation.

Dublin Core Tabular Application Profiles (DCTAP) is a simple model for defining an application profiles i.e. metadata usage for a specific application.
