xml-list

Write the current directory's listing to an XML document

$ xml [[ls|list]] > [path/to/dir_list.xml]

$ xml [[ls|list]] [path/to/directory] > [path/to/dir_list.xml]

$ xml [[ls|list]] --help

Given its non-standard nature, a hypothetical synopsis for xml-list might be:

xml-list [OPTIONS] XML_FILE

or

cat XML_FILE | xml-list [OPTIONS]

This implies it would accept an XML file as an argument or via standard input.

-e, --elements
    Hypothetically, list all element names found in the XML document.

-a, --attributes
    Hypothetically, list all attribute names and their corresponding values.

-p, --paths
    Hypothetically, list XPath-like paths to elements or attributes.

-f , --format=
    Hypothetically, specify the output format (e.g., plain text, JSON, YAML) for the listed items.

-n , --name=
    Hypothetically, filter the output to include only elements or attributes matching the specified name.

-d , --depth=
    Hypothetically, limit the listing to a certain depth in the XML tree structure.

-h, --help
    Hypothetically, display a help message or usage information for the command.

-V, --version
    Hypothetically, display version information for the command.

The command xml-list is not a standard or widely distributed utility found in most Linux distributions' core packages. If such a command were to exist as a general-purpose tool, its probable purpose would be to parse an XML file or stream and list its elements, attributes, or other structural components. It would serve as a lightweight tool for quick inspection of XML document structures, potentially offering filtering capabilities to show specific nodes or paths. Its functionality would likely overlap with more comprehensive XML processing tools like xmllint or xmlstarlet, but possibly with a more focused output on listing rather than validation or transformation.

xml-list is not a standard Linux command. It is highly likely to be a custom script, an alias, or part of a specialized software package not generally available in common distribution repositories. Users encountering this command should investigate its origin and specific implementation within their environment, as its behavior, options, and capabilities will vary significantly from any hypothetical description provided here. Do not expect to find it pre-installed or in standard package managers.

Users sometimes search for a simple command to 'list' XML content without needing full validation or transformation. While tools like grep can find strings within XML, a true 'list' of elements or attributes based on the XML hierarchy requires an XML-aware parser, which xml-list would hypothetically provide if it were a standard tool.

Many developers create custom scripts named xml-list using scripting languages like Python (with libraries such as lxml or ElementTree), Perl (with XML::LibXML), or Ruby. These custom tools are tailored to specific project needs for listing or extracting particular XML data.

There is no documented history of a widely adopted or standardized Linux command named xml-list. Its existence is primarily as a custom utility or a component within specific application environments, developed for niche purposes rather than general XML processing.

xmllint(1): A command-line XML tool for parsing, validating, and formatting XML documents, part of libxml2-utils., xmlstarlet(1): A versatile command-line XML toolkit for various XML operations including selecting, transforming, and editing XML documents., grep(1): A general-purpose pattern matching tool, often used for simple text-based searches within XML files (though not XML-aware)., awk(1): A powerful programming language for text processing, which can be used for more complex parsing and extraction from XML files when treated as text.