ktoblzcheck (1) Linux Manual Page
ktoblzcheck – Check Account and BLZ (bank routing code)
Synopsis
ktoblzcheck [–returncode] [–file=<datafile>] <bank-id> <account-id>Description
This manual page documents briefly the ktoblzcheck application. ktoblzcheck is a program that will check a given account and blz for the bank being valid and the account being valid using some checksum calculations, if supported for that particular bank. The output is the clear-text name of the bank specified by <bank-id>, and whether the given <account-id> is a valid account number at this bank.
Options
- <bank-id>
- This is the Bankleitzahl (bank routing id), actually it is the account-id of that particular bank at the Deutsche Bundesbank.
- <account-id>
- This is the account number you wish to verify. If the checksum method of the bank specified by the <bank-id> is supported, you will get the account-id verified, i.e. if it is a valid account-id at that particular bank.
- –returncode
- If given, the result is returned via the returncode and no output on the terminal. The following returncodes are possible: 0: account and bank are ok 1: unknown, e.g. checksum not implemented or such 2: account and/or bank not ok 3: bank not found
- –file=<datafile>
- Specifies the file with the bankdata. This file can be obtained via the internet from the Deutsche Bundesbank on address
http://www.bundesbank.de/zahlungsverkehr/zahlungsverkehr_bankleitzahlen_download.php
Beware! This page is in German only.