xml-coreutils ☆

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Description:
Powerful interactive system for text processing

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: xml cli text-processing unix developer-tools

Install: brew install xml-coreutils

About:
XmlCoreutils provides a suite of command-line utilities for processing and manipulating XML documents, similar in philosophy to classic Unix text tools. It allows developers to query, filter, and transform XML data streams efficiently without requiring full DOM parsing. The tool's main value proposition is bringing the power of standard Unix utilities to the structured world of XML.

Key Features:

Stream-based processing for handling large XML files
Unix-style command-line interface familiar to developers
Support for XPath expressions for precise data selection
Interoperability with standard Unix pipelines

Use Cases:

Extracting specific data fields from large XML logs or data dumps
Transforming XML configuration files during deployment pipelines
Filtering XML streams to find and process specific nodes

Alternatives:

xmlstarlet – More widely used but heavier dependency
xq (jq for XML) – Uses jq syntax, better for JSON/XML hybrid workflows

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