---
name: "lr_xml2report"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lire"
version: "2.1.1-8"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lr_xml2report"
---

# lr\_xml2report(1)

Format a XML report to the appropriate output format

## NAME

lr\_xml2report - Format a XML report to the appropriate output format

## SYNOPSIS

**lr\_xml2report** **\[***options***\]** **\[***report\_file***\]** **\[***output\_file***\]**

**lr\_xml2report** **--version**

**lr\_xml2report** **--help** **\[dlf-converters\|output-formats\|report-templates\]**

## OPTIONS

- **--help** **\[***section***\]**

  If no argument is given, prints usage information and exits. Argument can be one of the following:

  - dlf-converters

    Prints the list of available DLF converters and exits.

  - output-formats

    Prints the list of available output formats and exits.

  - report-templates

    Prints the list of available report templates and exits.

- **--output-format** *output format*

  Selects the ouput format in which to generate the report.

- **--template** *name*

  Uses the report configuration template named *name* to merge the reports. This option is required when using the **--merge** option to merge reports.

- **--merge** *report\_file*

  Merge *report\_file* before formatting the report. This option can be used multiple times to merge more than two reports.

## DESCRIPTION

**lr\_xml2report** converts the XML reports generated by Lire to various output format.

The script could be run as e.g.

```
 lr_xml2report --output-format pdf --template print_default \
   --merge report.2.xml --merge report.1.xmlreport.3.xml > report.pdf
```

(in multiple XML input files mode) or as

run lr\_xml2report --output-format txt report.xml report.txt

(in single XML input file mode).

## SEE ALSO

[**lr\_log2mail**(1)](/lr_log2mail/1.md), [**lr\_log2report**(1)](/lr_log2report/1.md), [**lr\_xml2mail**(1)](/lr_xml2mail/1.md), [**lire**(1)](/lire/1.md), [**lire**(7)](/lire/7.md), documentation in the Lire User Manual

## AUTHORS

```
  Joost van Baal <joostvb@logreport.org>
  Francis J. Lacoste <flacoste@logreport.org>
```

## VERSION

`$Id:` lr\_xml2report.in,v 1.24 2006/07/23 13:16:33 vanbaal Exp $

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2000-2004 Stichting LogReport Foundation LogReport@LogReport.org

This program is part of Lire.

Lire 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.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program (see COPYING); if not, check with http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html.