---
name: "wixl-heat"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "wixl"
version: "0.106+repack-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/wixl-heat"
---

# wixl-heat(1)

builds Wix XML fragments from a list of files and directories

## NAME

wixl-heat - builds Wix XML fragments from a list of files and directories

## SYNOPSIS

**wixl-heat** \[\<*option*\> \[\<*option*\> ...\]\]

## DESCRIPTION

**wixl-heat** builds an Wix XML fragment from a list of files given on the standard input. The XML fragment is output to the standard output.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print a help message and exit.

- **--directory-ref** \<*directory*\>

  Specifies the directory reference for the **DirectoryRef** element.

- **--component-group** \<*component group*\>

  Specifies the component group for the **ComponentGroup** element.

- **--var \<***variable***\>**

  Specifies the variable to use for the source directory in the **Source** attribute of the **File** elements.

- **-p**, **--prefix** \<*directory*\>

  Specifies the prefix in which the files are based (this is removed from the resulting file names).

- **-x**, **--exclude** \<*directory*\>

  Excludes any files with the given prefix.

## AUTHORS

**wixl-heat** was written by Marc-André Lureau for Red Hat, Inc. This manual page was adapted from the program usage information by Stephen Kitt \<skitt@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). It was last modified for **wixl** version 0.93.