---
name: "xmlschema-xml2json"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python3-xmlschema"
version: "3.4.5-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xmlschema-xml2json"
---

# xmlschema-xml2json(1)

XML to JSON converter

## NAME

xmlschema-xml2json - XML to JSON converter

## DESCRIPTION

usage: xmlschema-xml2json \[OPTION\]... \[FILE\]... Try 'xmlschema-xml2json **--help**' for more information.

decode a set of XML files to JSON.

### positional arguments:

- \[XML\_FILE ...\]

  XML files to be decoded to JSON.

### options:

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

  show this help message and exit

- **-v**

  increase output verbosity.

- **--schema** PATH

  path or URL to an XSD schema.

- **--version** VERSION

  XSD schema validator to use (default is 1.0).

- **-L** URI/URL URI/URL

  schema location hint overrides.

- **--converter** NAME

  use a different XML to JSON convention instead of the default converter. Option value can be one of ('unordered', 'parker', 'badgerfish', 'gdata', 'abdera', 'jsonml', 'columnar').

- **--indent** INDENT

  indentation for a pretty-printed JSON output (default is the most compact representation)

- **--lazy**

  use lazy decoding mode (slower but use less memory).

- **--defuse** (always, remote, never)

  when to defuse XML data, on remote resources for default.

- **-o**, **--output** OUTPUT

  where to write the encoded XML files, current dir by default.

- **-f**, **--force**

  do not prompt before overwriting.