Function validateLinks

validateLinks(
patterns: string[],
options?: Partial<ValidateOperationOptions>,
): Promise<ValidateResult>
Validates markdown files for broken links of all types.

Searches through markdown files to find broken internal links, external HTTP/HTTPS links, missing images, invalid anchors, and other link integrity issues.
Parameters
- patterns: string[]
  File patterns to validate (supports globs)
- options: Partial<ValidateOperationOptions> = {}
  Validation configuration options
Returns Promise<ValidateResult>
Promise resolving to validation results
Example
Basic validation
```
const result = await validateLinks(['**/*.md'], {
checkExternal: true,
onlyBroken: true
});

console.log('Found ' + result.brokenLinks + ' broken links in ' + result.filesProcessed + ' files');
```
Example
Validate specific link types only
```
const result = await validateLinks(['docs/*.md'], {
linkTypes: ['internal', 'image'],
strictInternal: true,
includeContext: true
});
```
- Defined in commands/validate.ts:124