xmlsh

XMLSH

A command line shell for XML
Based on the philosophy
and design of the Unix Shells

xmlsh provides a familiar scripting environment, but specifically tailored for scripting xml processes.

This project is managed in Sourceforge. See the Sourceforge Project Page
The latest version is Alpha release 0.0.1.11 updated on 4/26/2009.

Mark Logic server is now supported via an extension module, see MarkLogic
Calabash Xproc processor is now supported via an extension module, see Calabash

XMLSH now has a Blog as an attempt to less formally journal the progress.

I gave a presentation about xmlsh at Balisage (previously "Extreme XML") confrence, August 13, 2008.
See Balisage Program

I will be co-presenting a presentation with Norman Walsh at Balisage 2009 on Efficent XML Scripting

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Philosophy
QuickStart
Basic Syntax
How To Guide
Builtin Commands
Internal Commands
Namespaces
Modules

ModuleXProc
MarkLogic
Calabash XProc

A recent interview with Steve Bourne about the "Bourne Shell" (sh).
Bourne Shell Interview

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