---
name: "xbel_parse"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "xbel-utils"
version: "0.8.4-10.1+lenny1"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xbel_parse"
---

# xbel\_parse(1)

a simple utility to convert XBEL files to a bookmark file

## NAME

xbel\_parse - a simple utility to convert XBEL files to a bookmark file

## SYNOPSIS

**xbel\_parse** *OPTION*

## DESCRIPTION

The XML Bookmark Exchange Language, or XBEL, is an Internet "bookmarks" interchange format. **xbel\_parse** parses XBEL files and generates a valid bookmark file for the specified browser.

## USAGE

**xbel\_parse** only reads from stdin.  In addition, one of the following options must be specified.  The output is printed to stdout.

## OPTIONS

You must specify one of the following options:

- **--opera**

  Generate a bookmark file for Opera

- **--netscape**

  Generate a bookmark file for Netscape

- **--msie**

  Generate a bookmark file for Internet Explorer

- **--lynx** \[*directory*\]

  Generate a bookmark file for Lynx, and optionally write the file to the specified *directory*

- **--xbel**

  Generate XBEL file

## EXAMPLE

$\> ns\_parse nsbookmarks xbel.file\
 $\> cat xbel.file \| xbel\_parse --netscape \> nsbookmarks.2

## REQUIRES

Python

## SEE ALSO

**[adr\_parse(1)](/adr_parse/1.md), [msie\_parse(1)](/msie_parse/1.md), [lynx(1)](/lynx/1.md), [lynx\_parse(1)](/lynx_parse/1.md), [ns\_parse(1)](/ns_parse/1.md), [xbel\_parse(1)](/xbel_parse/1.md), [xbel2html(1)](/xbel2html/1.md)**

*http://pyxml.sourceforge.net/topics/xbel/*

## AUTHOR

Python XML Special Interest Group (XML-SIG)

This man-page was written by Jan Schaumann \<jschauma@netmeister.org\> as part of "The Missing Man Pages Project".  Please see *http://www.netmeister.org/misc/m2p2/index.html* for details.