HXSELECT(1)
NAME
hxselect - extract elements that match a (CSS) selector
SYNOPSIS
hxselect [ -i ] [ -c ] [ -l language ] [ -s separator ] selector
DESCRIPTION
- hxselect reads a well-formed XML document and outputs elements that
match the CSS selector that is given as an argument. For example
- hxselect ol li:first-child
- selects the first li (list item in XHTML) in an ol (ordered list).
- The command operates on the standard input.
- Assumes that class selectors (".foo") refer to an attribute called "class".
- Assumes that ID selectors ("#foo") refer to an attribute called "id".
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
- -i Match case-insensitively. Useful for HTML and some other
- SGML-based languages.
- -c Print content only. Without -c, the start and end tag of the
- matched element are printed as well; with -c only the contents of the matched element are printed.
- -l language
- Sets the default language, in case the root element doesn't have an xml:lang attribute (default: none). Example: -l en
- -s separator
- A string to print after each match (default: empty). Accepts C-like escapes. Example: -s '\n\n' to print an empty line after each match.
- -? Show command usage.
OPERANDS
The following operand is supported:
- selector
- A selector. Most selectors from CSS level 3 are supported, with the exception of pseudo-classes, pseudo-elements and selectors with last- in their name.