XML Tools Package for Atom

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∟XML Tools Package for Atom

This section describes XML Tools package for Atom and shows how to install it and access its functionalities.

What Is XML Tools Package for Atom? XML Tools package is a collection of essential XML utilities for the Atom text editor. It currently only supports XML formatting and XPath querying with 3 commands:

ctrl-alt-x (xml-tools:format): Format an XML document into a pretty-print form.
ctrl-alt-z (xml-tools:unformat): Unformat an XML document into a one-line string form.
ctrl-alt-q (xml-tools:query-document): Query an XML document with any given XPath expression.

Here is what I did to install XML Tools package on my Atom editor.

1. Open a Web browser and to go to XML Tools for Atom Website at https://atom.io/packages/xml-tools.

2. Click "Install" link on the left. And allow your browser to run Atom. The installation screen shows up in Atom.

3. Click "Install" button. "XML Tools" package is installed automatically.

Now I can access "XML Tools" commands in 3 ways:

Hot keys: ctrl-alt-x, ctrl-alt-z, or ctrl-alt-q
Menu: Packages > XML Tools > Unformat (linerize), Format (Indent), or Query Document.
Command Palette: Packages > Command Palette > enter "xml-tools:format", "xml-tools:unformat", or "xml-tools:query-document".