---
name: "xsddiagram"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "xsddiagram"
version: "1.0-2"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xsddiagram"
---

# xsddiagram(1)

Xml Schema Definition (XSD) diagram viewer

## NAME

xsddiagram - Xml Schema Definition (XSD) diagram viewer

## SYNOPSIS

**XSDDiagram.exe** \[*-o output.svg*\] \[*-os EXTENSION*\] \[*-r RootElement*\]*\** \[*-e N*\] \[*-z N*\] \[*-y*\] \[*-u USERNAME*\] \[*-p PASSWORD*\] \[*file.xsd or URL*\]

## DESCRIPTION

XSD Diagram, version 0.16.0.0

**-o** FILE

-

  specifies the output image. '.png','.jpg', '.svg' ('.emf' on Windows) are allowed. If not present, the GUI is shown.

**-os** EXTENSION

-

  specifies the output image is streamed through the standard output. EXTENSION can be: png, jpg, svg. If not present, the GUI is shown.

**-r** ELEMENT

-

  specifies the root element of the tree. You can put several **-r** options = several root elements in the tree.

**-e** N

-

  specifies the expand level (from 0 to what you want). Be carefull, the result image can be huge.

**-z** N

-

  specifies the zoom percentage from 10% to 1000% (only for .png image). Work only with the '-o', '-os png' or '-os jpg' option.

**-y**

-

  force huge image generation without user prompt.

**-u** USERNAME

-

  specifies a username to authenticate when a xsd dependency (import or include) is a secured url.

**-p** PASSWORD

-

  specifies a password to authenticate when a xsd dependency (import or include) is a secured url.

Example 1: \> XSDDiagramConsole.exe **-o** file.png **-r** TotoRoot **-e** 3 **-z** 200 ./folder1/toto.xsd

-

  will generate a PNG image from a diagram with a root element 'TotoRoot' and expanding the tree from the root until the 3rd level.

Example 2: \> XSDDiagram.exe ./folder1/toto.xsd

-

  will load the xsd file in the GUI window.

Example 3: \> XSDDiagram.exe **-r** TotoRoot **-e** 2 ./folder1/toto.xsd

-

  will load the xsd file in the GUI window with a root element 'TotoRoot' and expanding the tree from the root until the 2nd level.

Example 4: \> XSDDiagramConsole.exe **-os** svg **-r** TotoRoot **-e** 3 ./folder1/toto.xsd

-

  will write a SVG image in the standard output from a diagram with a root element 'TotoRoot' and expanding the tree from the root until the 3rd level.