diff --git a/tools/validate-links.sh b/tools/validate-links.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+REAL_PATH=$(python -c "import os,sys;print os.path.realpath('$0')")
+cd "$(dirname "$REAL_PATH")/.."
+
+echo "Checking for broken links"
+if find . -type l -exec test ! -e {} \; -print | egrep '.*'; then
+    exit 1
+fi