.TH XBEL_PARSE 1 "August 15, 2001" xbel-utils "User's Manual"
.SH NAME
xbel_parse \- a simple utility to convert XBEL files to a bookmark file

.SH SYNOPSIS
.B xbel_parse
\fIOPTION\fR

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

.SH USAGE
\fBxbel_parse\fR only reads from stdin.  In addition, one of the following
options must be specified.  The output is printed to stdout.

.SH OPTIONS
You must specify one of the following options:

.TP
.B \-\-opera
Generate a bookmark file for Opera
.TP
.B \-\-netscape
Generate a bookmark file for Netscape
.TP
.B \-\-msie
Generate a bookmark file for Internet Explorer
.TP
\fB\-\-lynx\fR [\fIdirectory\fR]
Generate a bookmark file for Lynx, and optionally write the file to the
specified \fIdirectory\fR
.TP
.B \-\-xbel
Generate XBEL file

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

.SH REQUIRES
Python

.SH "SEE ALSO"
.B adr_parse(1), msie_parse(1), lynx(1), lynx_parse(1), ns_parse(1), xbel_parse(1), xbel2html(1)

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

.SH AUTHOR
Python XML Special Interest Group (XML-SIG)

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