Xml2 processes XML on Unix systems as a software tool.
If you're looking for a processing tool that can swiftly convert your XML and HTML files into a format that's easy to work with, consider xml2. Ideal for classic Unix pipeline processing tools such as awk, sed, cut, and more, this utility is designed to make your XML processing more manageable.
Before getting started, it's vital to ensure that you have the gnome-xml library installed and that xml-config is readily available. Once everything is in place, you'll need to fetch and unpack the source tarball named xml2-version.tar.gz and run the make command to build the binaries. After that, you'll end up with two binaries - xml2 and 2xml. Symbolic links make it possible to use html2 and 2html as alternative names.
While xml2 is a useful tool, it is not without its limitations. For starters, namespace support is not present, and preserving whitespace can be tricky, with rules for generating and preserving whitespace being complex. Although it's possible to preserve all whitespace, doing so often results in files that are too big and unmanageable. Additionally, XML is hierarchical, which means that Unix tools are best suited to simpler operations like basic search and replace.
On the plus side, the syntax used in xml2 and other Unix processing tools is quite intuitive, although it can be difficult to describe precisely. This can make it challenging to reason about the data, and users may make mistakes from time to time. Overall, if you need a straightforward tool for processing XML and HTML files quickly, xml2 is definitely worth considering.
Before getting started, it's vital to ensure that you have the gnome-xml library installed and that xml-config is readily available. Once everything is in place, you'll need to fetch and unpack the source tarball named xml2-version.tar.gz and run the make command to build the binaries. After that, you'll end up with two binaries - xml2 and 2xml. Symbolic links make it possible to use html2 and 2html as alternative names.
While xml2 is a useful tool, it is not without its limitations. For starters, namespace support is not present, and preserving whitespace can be tricky, with rules for generating and preserving whitespace being complex. Although it's possible to preserve all whitespace, doing so often results in files that are too big and unmanageable. Additionally, XML is hierarchical, which means that Unix tools are best suited to simpler operations like basic search and replace.
On the plus side, the syntax used in xml2 and other Unix processing tools is quite intuitive, although it can be difficult to describe precisely. This can make it challenging to reason about the data, and users may make mistakes from time to time. Overall, if you need a straightforward tool for processing XML and HTML files quickly, xml2 is definitely worth considering.
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