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XBEL_PARSE

NAME

xbel_parse − a simple utility to convert XBEL files to a bookmark file

SYNOPSIS

xbel_parse OPTION

DESCRIPTION

The XML Bookmark Exchange Language, or XBEL, is an Internet "bookmarks" interchange format. xbel_parse parses XBEL files and generates a valid bookmark file for the specified browser.

USAGE

xbel_parse only reads from stdin. In addition, one of the following options must be specified. The output is printed to stdout.

OPTIONS

You must specify one of the following options:
−−opera

Generate a bookmark file for Opera

−−netscape

Generate a bookmark file for Netscape

−−msie

Generate a bookmark file for Internet Explorer

−−lynx [directory]

Generate a bookmark file for Lynx, and optionally write the file to the specified directory

−−xbel

Generate XBEL file

EXAMPLE

$> ns_parse nsbookmarks xbel.file
$> cat xbel.file | xbel_parse --netscape > nsbookmarks.2

REQUIRES

Python

SEE ALSO

adr_parse(1), msie_parse(1), lynx(1), lynx_parse(1), ns_parse(1), xbel_parse(1), xbel2html(1)

http://pyxml.sourceforge.net/topics/xbel/

AUTHOR

Python XML Special Interest Group (XML-SIG)

This man-page was written by Jan Schaumann <jschauma AT netmeister DOT org> as part of "The Missing Man Pages Project". Please see http://www.netmeister.org/misc/m2p2/index.html for details.

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