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tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# 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`