xq

name	xq
description	Use this skill when the user wants to extract data from XML/HTML, beautify XML/HTML files, or use XPath queries on structured data.

xq Plugin

Command-line XML and HTML beautifier and content extractor. Extract and format XML/HTML data with XPath queries.

Commands

XML/HTML Processing

• xq xml extract — Extract XML/HTML content

Utility

• xq _ _ — Passthrough to xq CLI

Usage Examples

• "Extract XML content"
• "Beautify HTML file"
• "XPath query on XML"
• "Parse structured data"

Installation

brew install xq

Or via Go:

go install github.com/sibprogrammer/xq@latest

Examples

# Extract content
xq xml extract data.xml

# Use XPath query
xq xml extract data.xml --xpath "//book/title"

# Pretty print
xq xml extract data.xml --pretty

# Colorize output
xq xml extract data.xml --color

# Any xq command with passthrough
xq _ _ data.xml
xq _ _ data.xml --xpath "//item"

Key Features

• XPath - XPath query support
• Beautify - Format XML/HTML
• Extract - Extract specific content
• Colorize - Syntax highlighting
• HTML - HTML processing
• XML - XML processing
• Fast - Quick extraction
• Easy - Simple interface
• Flexible - Multiple output formats
• Parsing - Structured data parsing

Notes

• Great for web scraping
• XPath query support
• Perfect for data extraction
• Handles both XML and HTML