xmllint --xpath "//book/title" library.xml To save the result to a file:
xmllint --format ugly.xml --output pretty.xml xmllint --valid --noout document.xml Or, explicitly using a DTD file: xmllint windows
for %f in (*.xml) do xmllint --noout "%f" (Use %%f inside a batch file) Suppose config.xml contains: xmllint --xpath "//book/title" library
[xml]$xml = Get-Content .\file.xml $xml.SelectNodes("//book/title") | ForEach-Object $_.InnerText However, xmllint remains far superior for validation, formatting, and XPath 1.0 support. xmllint brings enterprise-grade XML processing to the Windows command line. While the initial setup requires downloading a few binaries or using WSL, the investment pays off immediately for developers, DevOps engineers, and data analysts who work regularly with XML. Whether you need to validate a configuration file, reformat messy output, or script data extraction, xmllint is an indispensable tool. Whether you need to validate a configuration file,
xmllint --xpath "//item/name" inventory.xml > output.txt xmllint --noblanks document.xml --output minified.xml Real-World Examples for Windows Users Example 1: Batch Validate All XML Files in a Folder In PowerShell or cmd: