How To Install xgrep on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xgrep in Fedora 36. xgrep is A grep-like utility for XML files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xgrep on Fedora 36.

What is `xgrep`

XGrep provides facilities for searching content in XML files. The search is specified either as an XPath via the -x flag, or a custom syntax including extended regular expressions via the -s flag.

We can use yum or dnf to install xgrep on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xgrep.

Install xgrep on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install xgrep using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xgrep

Install xgrep on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install xgrep using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xgrep

How To Uninstall xgrep on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the xgrep package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xgrep

xgrep Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/xgrep
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/a3
/usr/lib/.build-id/a3/568e9906227d2e0f73b20431a3a1778f3d645e
/usr/share/doc/xgrep
/usr/share/doc/xgrep/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/xgrep/GPL
/usr/share/doc/xgrep/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/xgrep/README
/usr/share/man/man1/xgrep.1.gz

References

xgrep website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xgrep on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).