Re: [xml] path with xmllint

[Bjoern Hoehrmann <derhoermi gmx net>]

* John Davis wrote:
> Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I am using the
> xmllint.exe for windows.  I've noticed that queries which use
> conditionals do not work.  I am not sure if this is a limitation with
> the dos shell or the syntax of xmllint.
>
> I've tried:
> xmllint Foo.xml --xpath /XXX/(one|two)/YYY
> and it chokes on the "|".

The cmd.exe shell recognizes various characters as special characters,
and you have to escape them to remove their special meaning. Here you
can use `"` marks around the parameter value.
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