tldr/pages/common/xml-unescape.md

# xml unescape

> Unescape special XML characters, e.g. `&lt;a1&gt;` → `<a1>`.
> More information: <https://xmlstar.sourceforge.net/doc/UG/xmlstarlet-ug.html#idm47077139540960>.

- Unescape special XML characters from a string:

`xml {{[unesc|unescape]}} "{{&lt;a1&gt;}}"`

- Unescape special XML characters from `stdin`:

`echo "{{&lt;a1&gt;}}" | xml {{[unesc|unescape]}}`

- Display help:

`xml {{[esc|escape]}} --help`
xml: Changes requested by Starbeamrainbowlabs 2021-08-16 08:23:55 -04:00			`# xml unescape`
xml: add pages (incomplete: sub-command templates only) 2021-08-14 18:17:52 -04:00
xml: requested arrows and back-ticks. 2021-08-23 21:26:03 -04:00			> Unescape special XML characters, e.g. `<a1>` → `<a1>`.
xml*: refesh pages (#16432) 2025-05-11 21:14:19 +03:00			`> More information: <https://xmlstar.sourceforge.net/doc/UG/xmlstarlet-ug.html#idm47077139540960>.`
xml: add pages (incomplete: sub-command templates only) 2021-08-14 18:17:52 -04:00
xml: added escape, unescape, validate subcommands 2021-08-14 21:49:20 -04:00			`- Unescape special XML characters from a string:`

xml*: refesh pages (#16432) 2025-05-11 21:14:19 +03:00			`xml {{[unesc\|unescape]}} "{{<a1>}}"`
xml: added escape, unescape, validate subcommands 2021-08-14 21:49:20 -04:00
*: always backquote `stdin`, `stdout` and `stderr` (#9584) 2022-12-04 08:53:34 +01:00			- Unescape special XML characters from `stdin`:
xml: added escape, unescape, validate subcommands 2021-08-14 21:49:20 -04:00
xml*: refesh pages (#16432) 2025-05-11 21:14:19 +03:00			`echo "{{<a1>}}" \| xml {{[unesc\|unescape]}}`
xml: added escape, unescape, validate subcommands 2021-08-14 21:49:20 -04:00
pages: make help and version commands comply with the style guide (#12107) pages: use generic word for help git: add newline to the end Co-authored-by: K.B.Dharun Krishna <kbdharunkrishna@gmail.com> * pages: make help and version commands comply with the style guide java: fix Java name --------- Co-authored-by: K.B.Dharun Krishna <kbdharunkrishna@gmail.com> 2024-01-30 01:55:24 -03:00			`- Display help:`
xml: add pages (incomplete: sub-command templates only) 2021-08-14 18:17:52 -04:00
xml*: refesh pages (#16432) 2025-05-11 21:14:19 +03:00			`xml {{[esc\|escape]}} --help`