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xmlindent

xmlindent(1)															      xmlindent(1)

NAME

       xmlindent - XML stream reformatter

SYNTAX

       xmlindent [-o output file] [-i indent level] [-l max columns] [-n newline position] [-t] [-c] [-f] [-w] [-h] [-v]

DESCRIPTION

       XML Indent is a XML stream reformatter written in ANSI C. It is analogous to GNU indent.

OPTIONS

       -o output file
	      Write indented XML to output file

       -i indent level
	      Indent each level indent level spaces deeper

       -l max columns
	      Wrap lines longer than max columns

       -t     Use tabs instead of spaces

       -nas   Suppress newline after start-tag

       -nae   Suppress newline after end-tag

       -nbs   Suppress newline before start-tag

       -nbe   Suppress newline before end-tag

       -f     Force newline on elements without children

       -w     Overwrite original file

       -v     Show version

       -h     Show command line help

AUTHORS

       Pekka Enberg <penberg@iki.fi>
       Thomas Fischer <th.fischer@gmx.net> (man page)

SEE ALSO

       indent(1)

Thomas Fischer							      0.2.17							      xmlindent(1)