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=<tt>sel</tt> Command= | =<tt>sel</tt> Command= | ||
Select (query) an XML file using XPath. It can also generate an [[XSLT#Overview|XSLT]] document. Internally, when <code>sel</code> command is used, the tool converts internally the commands into an XSLT to perform the query. | Select (query) an XML file using XPath. It can also generate an [[XSLT#Overview|XSLT]] document. Internally, when <code>sel</code> command is used, the tool converts internally the commands into an XSLT to perform the query. | ||
xml sel --help | |||
==<tt>sel -t</tt>== | ==<tt>sel -t</tt>== | ||
Create an [[XSLT#XSLT_Template|XSLT template]] using the provided options. | Create an [[XSLT#XSLT_Template|XSLT template]] using the provided options. | ||
Revision as of 02:31, 1 July 2021
External
- https://www.baeldung.com/linux/evaluate-xpath#using-the-xmlstarlet-toolkit
- http://xmlstar.sourceforge.net/
Internal
Overview
XMLStartlet ships with one executable called xml, which can be used as the short form of the xmlstarlet command.
XPath Syntax
Usage
xml [options] <command> [command options]
sel Command
Select (query) an XML file using XPath. It can also generate an XSLT document. Internally, when sel command is used, the tool converts internally the commands into an XSLT to perform the query.
xml sel --help
sel -t
Create an XSLT template using the provided options.
xml sel -t <template options> <xml-file-name>
Template Options
-c
Return the element (elements) that match the provided XPath expression.
xml sel -t -c "<xpath-expression>" <xml-file-name>
xml sel -t -c "//book[@category='linux']" <xml-file-name>
The example is taken from XPath | Example.
-v
ed Command
Edit an XML file.
tr Command
Transform an XML file using XSLT.