eXist Command: list

NOTE: list is an Experimental command which is subject to change
Lists all resources on an eXist server

list [exist options]

Lists all resources on an eXist server and outputs them as text one per line.

The list command accepts all eXist Common Options

Assuming the prefix "e" is imported as the exist module, delete the test.xml document

e:list

Result

/db/test.xml
/db/test/a.xml
/db/test/run.xquery
/db/test/b.xml
/db/othello.xml
/db/xi_doc1.xml
/db/xi_sub1.xml
/db/xml-base-chap.xml
....

list is an experimental command is implemented using the query command. The source for the list command is

:query  -q 'for $d in collection() return document-uri($d)'

xmlsh - XML Shell : ExistList