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xml select — Select from XML documents using XPATHs. Tip: use `xml elements` to display the XPATHs of an XML docu

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Problem

How to use the xml select command: Select from XML documents using XPATHs. Tip: use xml elements to display the XPATHs of an XML document. More information: <https://xmlstar.sourceforge.net/doc/UG/xmlstarlet-ug.html#idm47077139652416>.

Solution

xml select — Select from XML documents using XPATHs. Tip: use xml elements to display the XPATHs of an XML document. More information: <https://xmlstar.sourceforge.net/doc/UG/xmlstarlet-ug.html#idm47077139652416>.

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

xml {{[sel|select]}} {{[-t|--template]}} {{[-m|--match]}} "{{XPATH1}}" {{[-v|--value-of]}} "{{XPATH2}}" {{path/to/input.xml|URI}}

Match "XPATH1" and print the value of "XPATH2" as text with new-lines:

xml {{[sel|select]}} {{[-T|--text]}} {{[-t|--template]}} {{[-m|--match]}} "{{XPATH1}}" {{[-v|--value-of]}} "{{XPATH2}}" {{[-n|--nl]}} {{path/to/input.xml|URI}}

Count the elements of "XPATH1":

xml {{[sel|select]}} {{[-t|--template]}} {{[-v|--value-of]}} "count({{XPATH1}})" {{path/to/input.xml|URI}}

Count all nodes in one or more XML documents:

xml {{[sel|select]}} {{[-T|--text]}} {{[-t|--template]}} {{[-f|--inp-name]}} {{[-o|--output]}} " " {{[-v|--value-of]}} "count(node())" {{[-n|--nl]}} {{path/to/input1.xml|URI}} {{path/to/input2.xml|URI}}

Display help:

xml {{[sel|select]}} --help

Code Snippets

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

xml {{[sel|select]}} {{[-t|--template]}} {{[-m|--match]}} "{{XPATH1}}" {{[-v|--value-of]}} "{{XPATH2}}" {{path/to/input.xml|URI}}

Match "XPATH1" and print the value of "XPATH2" as text with new-lines

xml {{[sel|select]}} {{[-T|--text]}} {{[-t|--template]}} {{[-m|--match]}} "{{XPATH1}}" {{[-v|--value-of]}} "{{XPATH2}}" {{[-n|--nl]}} {{path/to/input.xml|URI}}

Count the elements of "XPATH1"

xml {{[sel|select]}} {{[-t|--template]}} {{[-v|--value-of]}} "count({{XPATH1}})" {{path/to/input.xml|URI}}

Count all nodes in one or more XML documents

xml {{[sel|select]}} {{[-T|--text]}} {{[-t|--template]}} {{[-f|--inp-name]}} {{[-o|--output]}} " " {{[-v|--value-of]}} "count(node())" {{[-n|--nl]}} {{path/to/input1.xml|URI}} {{path/to/input2.xml|URI}}

Display help

xml {{[sel|select]}} --help

Context

tldr-pages: common/xml select

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