NAME¶

xq - Command-line XML processor - jq wrapper for XML documents

DESCRIPTION¶

usage: xq [options] <jq filter> [input file...]

xq: Command-line XML processor - jq wrapper for XML documents

xq transcodes XML documents to JSON and passes them to jq. See https://github.com/kislyuk/xq for more information.

-h, --help: show this help message and exit
--xml-output, -x: Transcode jq JSON output back into XML and emit it
--xml-item-depth 123: Specify depth of items to emit (default 0; use a positive integer to stream large docs)
--xml-dtd: Preserve XML Document Type Definition (disables streaming of multiple docs)
--xml-root XML_ROOT: When transcoding back to XML, envelope the output in an element with this name
--xml-force-list ELT: Emit a list for elements with this name even if they occur only once (option can repeat)
--in-place, -i: Edit files in place (no backup - use caution)
--version: show program's version number and exit