Mass / Bulk XML formatter

A small python script to format (pretty print) multiple XML files at once.

⚠️ Python version 3.9 or higher is required!

Usage

./format-xml.py --input INPUT_DIR [--output OUTPUT_DIR] [--ignore-subdirs]

• input
  • Path to the input directory which contains the XML files.
• output
  • Path to the directory where the formatted XML files should be saved. If none is specified, a new one will be created automatically.
• ignore-subdirs
  • If this flag is set, only files from the specified directory are formatted. Files in nested directories are ignored.

./format-xml.py -i input-dir -o output-dir
/home/user/Documents/input-dir/document-one.xml
--->
/home/user/Documents/output-dir/document-one.xml

/home/user/Documents/input-dir/nested/document-two.xml
--->
/home/user/Documents/output-dir/nested/document-two.xml

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Formatted files: 2
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