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# xml select
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> Select from XML documents using XPATHs.
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> Tip: use `xml elements` to display the XPATHs of an XML document.
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> More information: <http://xmlstar.sourceforge.net/docs.php>.
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- Select all elements matching "XPATH1" and print the value of their sub-element "XPATH2":
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`xml select --template --match "{{XPATH1}}" --value-of "{{XPATH2}}" {{path/to/input.xml|URI}}`
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- Match "XPATH1" and print the value of "XPATH2" as text with new-lines:
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`xml select --text --template --match "{{XPATH1}}" --value-of "{{XPATH2}}" --nl {{path/to/input.xml|URI}}`
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- Count the elements of "XPATH1":
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`xml select --template --value-of "count({{XPATH1}})" {{path/to/input.xml|URI}}`
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- Count all nodes in one or more XML documents:
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`xml select --text --template --inp-name --output " " --value-of "count(node())" --nl {{path/to/input1.xml|URI}} {{path/to/input2.xml|URI}}`
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- Display help for the `select` subcommand:
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`xml select --help`
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