---
name: "hxnsxml"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "html-xml-utils"
version: "8.8-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/hxnsxml"
---

# hxnsxml(1)

convert output of hxxmlns back to XML

## NAME

hxnsxml - convert output of hxxmlns back to XML

## SYNOPSIS

**hxnsxml** \[ *file* \]

## DESCRIPTION

**hxnsxml** looks for element and attribute names that start with an XML Namespace in curly braces and converts them into normal element and attribute names paired with an xmlns attribute. E.g., \<{http://example.org/foo}bar\> is converted to \<bar xmlns="http://example.org/foo"\>

## DIAGNOSTICS

The following exit values are returned:

- **0**

  Successful completion.

- **\> 0**

  An error occurred in the parsing of the XML file. **hxnsxml** will try to correct the error and produce output anyway.

## SEE ALSO

[**hxxmlns**(1)](/hxxmlns/1.md),