---
name: "xb-tool"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libxmlb"
version: "0.3.29-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xb-tool"
---

# xb-tool(1)

standalone XMLb utility

## NAME

xb-tool - standalone XMLb utility

## SYNOPSIS

xb-tool \[CMD\]

## DESCRIPTION

This tool allows creating, dumping and querying binary XML blobs.

Additionally **xb-tool** can be used to profile specfic tokenized queries.

## OPTIONS

The xb-tool command takes various options depending on the action. Run **xb-tool --help** for the full list.

## EXIT STATUS

Commands that successfully execute will return "0", otherwise "1".

## BUGS

No known bugs.

## AUTHOR

Richard Hughes (richard@hughsie.com)