xml-surgeon

What problem does it solve?

xml-surgeon enables precise, surgical edits of XML data across many files using XPath, while minimizing formatting drift and preserving the original structure as much as possible.

Core Features & Use Cases

• XPath-based reads/edits with minimal formatting change across multiple files
• Subtree inspection, child-node scanning, and updates to attributes/text, including insert/replace/delete
• Batch refactors and targeted XML maintenance across large codebases or data stores

Quick Start

Inspect matches with select, preview changes with show or context, then apply surgical edits using set-text, set-attr, insert, replace, or delete after reviewing diffs.