The XED scripting language

# The XED scripting language

### Hussein Shafie

XMLmind Software

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June 11, 2026

Abstract

This document contains the reference manual of XED, a very small, very simple scripting language based on XPath 1.0. A XED script allows to modify in place an XHTML document.

2.1. Basic use of command `group()`
2.2. Creating nested groups
2.3. Group members having different element types

|  | Part I. The XED scripting language