| Usage is: xmlfilter [-h] [-nl] [{-+}root] [{-+}el=elname] [{-+}el:elnamepat] [{-+}att:attname] [{-+}att:attname:attvalpat] xmlfile Prints on standard output the result of filtering the given xmlfile for elements according to the switches. A '-' option will drop the element from the output; a '+' will keep it. The output should also be a well-formed XML document. -h Print this message -nl Emit a newline prior to every start tag. [-+]root Drop (or keep) the root element. Defaults to keep. If the root element were named "foo", then -root would be equivalent to -el=foo. Note that even if you're dropping the root element, it's start and end tag are kept in order that the output remains a well-formed XML document. [-+]el=elname Drop (or keep) elements of type elname. [-+]el:elnamepat Drop (or keep) element whose type name matches elnamepat. [-+]att:attname] Drop (or keep) elements which have an attribute = attname. [-+]att:attname:attvalpat] Drop (or keep) elements which have an attribute = attname and for which the attribute value matches attvalpat. |
