---
name: "4xslt"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python-4suite-xml"
version: "1.0.2-7.2"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/4xslt"
---

# 4xslt(1)

command-line tool for performing XSLT transformations on XML documents

## NAME

4xslt — command-line tool for performing XSLT transformations on XML documents

## SYNOPSIS

**4xslt** \[-h  \| --help \]  \[-V  \| --version \]  \[-v  \| --validate \]  \[-i  \| --ignore \]  \[--media=*MEDIA* \]  \[-D  \| --define=*NAME=VALUE* \]  \[-P  \| --prefix=*PREFIX=NSURI* \]  \[-I  \| --alt-sty-uri=*URI* \]  \[-o  \| --outfile=*FILE* \]  \[-e  \| --stacktract-on-error \]  \[--noxinclude \]  \[--trace \]  \[--trace-file=*FILE* \]  \[--reflex \]  \[--compile \]  \[--instant \]  \[--chain \]  \[--time \]  \[--msg-prefix=*STRING* \]  \[--msg-suffix=*STRING* \]  \[--no-messages \]  {source-uri }  {stylesheet-uri }

## OPTIONS

The program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long  options starting with two dashes (\`-').

- \-h, --help

  Show detailed help message.

- \-V, --version

  Display version information and exit.

- \-v, --validate

  DTD validate the input file as it is being parsed.

- \-i, --ignore

  Ignore \<?xml-stylesheet ...?\> instructions.

- \--media=*MEDIA*

  Set media to honor in xml-stylesheet PIs.

- \-D, --define=*NAME=VALUE*

  Bind a top-level parameter.

- \-P, --prefix=*PREFIX=NSURI*

  Assign a namespace to a prefix used in a top-level parameter.

- \-I, --alt-sty-path=*PATH*

  Same as --alt-sty-uri but uses OS path.

- \--alt-sty-uri=*PATH*

  Define an add'l base URI for imports & includes.

- \-o, --outfile=*FILE*

  Direct transformation output to FILE (file will be overwritten if it exists).

- \-e, --stacktrace-on-error

  Display a stack trace when an error occurs.

- \--noxinclude

  Do not expand XIncludes in source document and stylesheet.

- \--trace

  Send execution trace output to stderr or file set by --trace-file.

- \--trace-file=*FILE*

  Trace file for execution trace output when using --trace.

- \--reflex

  Reflexive transform (the stylesheet is also the source document).

- \--compile

  Compile an instant stylesheet. The result is written to stdout, unless -o is used.

- \--instant

  The stylesheet is "instant" (compiled). Only one stylesheet can be specified with this option.

- \--chain

  Chain the stylesheets (result of transforming with the first is the source document for transforming with the second, and so on). Without this option, each extra stylesheet is imported by the preceding one.

- \--time

  Display the elapsed transformation time on stderr.

- \--msg-prefix=*STRING*

  Prepend string to xsl:message output.

- \--msg-suffix=*STRING*

  Append string to xsl:message output.

- \--no-messages

  Suppress xsl:message output and warnings.

- source-uri

  The URI of the XML document to transform, or "-" to indicate standard input. If using --reflex, it is also the stylesheet. If using --compile, it is the stylesheet to compile.

- stylesheet-uri

  The URI(s) of the stylesheet(s) to apply.

## AUTHOR

Raphael Bossek \<bossekr@debian.org\>

## VERSION

$Revision: 1.1 $

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2006 Raphael Bossek

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or  (at your option) any later version.