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xml-select

Select from XML documents using XPATHs.

TLDR

Select all elements matching "XPATH1" and print the value of their sub-element "XPATH2"

$ xml select --template --match "[XPATH1]" --value-of "[XPATH2]" [path/to/input.xml|URI]
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Match "XPATH1" and print the value of "XPATH2" as text with new-lines
$ xml select --text --template --match "[XPATH1]" --value-of "[XPATH2]" --nl [path/to/input.xml|URI]
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Count the elements of "XPATH1"
$ xml select --template --value-of "count([XPATH1])" [path/to/input.xml|URI]
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Count all nodes in one or more XML documents
$ xml select --text --template --inp-name --output " " --value-of "count(node())" --nl [path/to/input1.xml|URI] [path/to/input2.xml|URI]
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Display help for the select subcommand
$ xml select --help
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