---
name: "xtemplate"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libxtemplate-ruby1.8"
version: "0.8.0-5"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xtemplate"
---

# xtemplate(1)

(x)template expansion/serialization tool

## NAME

xtemplate - (x)template expansion/serialization tool

## SYNOPSIS

xtemplate \[-d \<data-file\>\|-D \<data-expr\>\|-x \<xml-file\>\|-y \<yaml-file\>\]\
           \[-t \<template-file\> \| -T \<serialized-template\>\]\
           \[-o \<output-file\>\]\
           \[--with-eruby\|--with-erb\]

xtemplate -c \<template-file\> \[-o \<output-file\>\]

## DESCRIPTION

### OPTIONS FOR EXPANSION

- **-d file**

  read input data from file which is written in Ruby.

- **-D expr**

  get input data from expr as input data which is written in Ruby.

- **-x file**

  read input data from file which is written in XML.

- **-y file**

  read input data from file which is written in YAML.

- **-t file**

  read (x)template from file.

- **-T file**

  read serialized (x)template from file.

- **-o file**

  output into file.

- **--with-eruby**

  process (x)temlate file and/or XML input file as ERuby script befor expantion.  (using eruby.)

- **--with-erb**

  process (x)temlate file and/or XML input file as ERuby script befor expantion.  (using ERb.)

### OPTIONS FOR SERIALIZATION

- **-c**

  read (x)template from file.

- **-o**

  output serialized (x)template into file.

### COMMON OPTIONS

- **--show-time**

  print processing time.

- **--use-amrita**

  use Amrita instead of XTemplate.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by akira yamada \<akira@debian.org\>,  for the Debian project (but may be used by others).