1HXSELECT(1)                     HTML-XML-utils                     HXSELECT(1)
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NAME

6       hxselect - extract elements that match a (CSS) selector
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SYNOPSIS

9       hxselect [ -i ] [ -c ] [ -l language ] [ -s separator ] selector
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DESCRIPTION

12       hxselect  reads  a  well-formed  XML document and outputs elements that
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15           hxselect ol li:first-child
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17       selects the first li (list item in XHTML) in an ol (ordered list).
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19       The command operates on the standard input.
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21       Assumes that class selectors (".foo")  refer  to  an  attribute  called
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24       Assumes that ID selectors ("#foo") refer to an attribute called "id".
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OPTIONS

27       The following options are supported:
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29       -i        Match  case-insensitively.  Useful  for  HTML  and some other
30                 SGML-based languages.
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32       -c        Print content only. Without -c, the start and end tag of  the
33                 matched  element  are  printed as well; with -c only the con‐
34                 tents of the matched element are printed.
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36       -l language
37                 Sets the default language, in case the root  element  doesn't
38                 have an xml:lang attribute (default: none). Example: -l en
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40       -s separator
41                 A  string to print after each match (default: empty). Accepts
42                 C-like escapes. Example: -s '\n\n' to  print  an  empty  line
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45       -?        Show command usage.
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OPERANDS

48       The following operand is supported:
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51              A  selector. Most selectors from CSS level 3 are supported, with
52              the exception of pseudo-classes, pseudo-elements  and  selectors
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