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.

Sourceforge Project Page
XMLSH Blog
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This project is managed in Sourceforge. See the Sourceforge Project Page.
See the "xmlsh" directory under "Files" or just click the "Download" link.

ReleaseNotes

The latest release of xmlsh 1.2.5 on 2014-05-26.
All extensions were rebuilt and require this new runtime version.

XMLSH 2.0 is under development. The project has moved to GitHub
I will update this page when it is ready for release, in the mean time please use the SourceForge site as indicated for latest stable release.

Notes

Mark Logic server is supported via an extension module, see MarkLogic
Calabash Xproc processor is 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") conference, August 13, 2008.
See Balisage Program

I co-presented a presentation with Norman Walsh at Balisage 2009 on Efficient XML Scripting

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