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xml edit — Edit an XML document. More information: <https://xmlstar.sourceforge.net/doc/UG/xmlstarlet-ug.html#i

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Problem

How to use the xml edit command: Edit an XML document. More information: <https://xmlstar.sourceforge.net/doc/UG/xmlstarlet-ug.html#idm47077139594320>.

Solution

xml edit — Edit an XML document. More information: <https://xmlstar.sourceforge.net/doc/UG/xmlstarlet-ug.html#idm47077139594320>.

Delete elements matching an XPATH from an XML document:
xml {{[ed|edit]}} {{[-d|--delete]}} "{{XPATH1}}" {{path/to/input.xml|URI}}


Move an element node of an XML document from XPATH1 to XPATH2:
xml {{[ed|edit]}} {{[-m|--move]}} "{{XPATH1}}" "{{XPATH2}}" {{path/to/input.xml|URI}}


Rename all attributes named "id" to "ID":
xml {{[ed|edit]}} {{[-r|--rename]}} "{{//*/@id}}" -v "{{ID}}" {{path/to/input.xml|URI}}


Rename sub-elements of the element "table" that are named "rec" to "record":
xml {{[ed|edit]}} {{[-r|--rename]}} "{{/xml/table/rec}}" -v "{{record}}" {{path/to/input.xml|URI}}


Update the XML table record with "id=3" to the value "id=5":
xml {{[ed|edit]}} {{[-u|--update]}} "{{xml/table/rec[@id=3]/@id}}" {{[-v|--value]}} {{5}} {{path/to/input.xml|URI}}


Display help:
xml {{[ed|edit]}} {{[-h|--help]}}

Code Snippets

Delete elements matching an XPATH from an XML document

xml {{[ed|edit]}} {{[-d|--delete]}} "{{XPATH1}}" {{path/to/input.xml|URI}}

Move an element node of an XML document from XPATH1 to XPATH2

xml {{[ed|edit]}} {{[-m|--move]}} "{{XPATH1}}" "{{XPATH2}}" {{path/to/input.xml|URI}}

Rename all attributes named "id" to "ID"

xml {{[ed|edit]}} {{[-r|--rename]}} "{{//*/@id}}" -v "{{ID}}" {{path/to/input.xml|URI}}

Rename sub-elements of the element "table" that are named "rec" to "record"

xml {{[ed|edit]}} {{[-r|--rename]}} "{{/xml/table/rec}}" -v "{{record}}" {{path/to/input.xml|URI}}

Update the XML table record with "id=3" to the value "id=5"

xml {{[ed|edit]}} {{[-u|--update]}} "{{xml/table/rec[@id=3]/@id}}" {{[-v|--value]}} {{5}} {{path/to/input.xml|URI}}

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tldr-pages: common/xml edit

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