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NAME

6       xq - command-line XML and HTML beautifier and content extractor
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SYNOPSIS

9       xq [options...] [file]
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DESCRIPTION

12       Formats  the  provided  file  and outputs it in the colorful mode.  The
13       file can be provided as an argument or via stdin.
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OPTIONS

16       --version | -v
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20           Prints the synopsis and a list of options and exits.
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22       --indent int
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31       --xpath | -x string
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37       --query | -q string
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EXAMPLES

47       Format an XML file and highlight the syntax:
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51       Utility also accepts input through stdin:
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55       HTML content can be formatted and highlighted using -m flag:
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59       Extract the text content of all nodes with city name:
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63       Extract the XML content of all nodes with city name:
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SEE ALSO

68       https://github.com/sibprogrammer/xq - official website
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