xml elements

Extract elements and display the structure of an XML document. More information: https://xmlstar.sourceforge.net/doc/UG/xmlstarlet-ug.html#idm47077139665568.

• Extract elements from an XML document (producing XPATH expressions):

xml {{[el|elements]}} {{path/to/input.xml|URI}} > {{path/to/elements.xpath}}

• Extract elements and their attributes from an XML document:

xml {{[el|elements]}} -a {{path/to/input.xml|URI}} > {{path/to/elements.xpath}}

• Extract elements and their attributes and values from an XML document:

xml {{[el|elements]}} -v {{path/to/input.xml|URI}} > {{path/to/elements.xpath}}

• Print sorted unique elements from an XML document to see its structure:

xml {{[el|elements]}} -u {{path/to/input.xml|URI}}

• Print sorted unique elements from an XML document up to a depth of 3:

xml {{[el|elements]}} -d{{3}} {{path/to/input.xml|URI}}

• Display help:

xml {{[el|elements]}} --help