xml-escape:tldr:780be

xml-escape: Escape special XML characters from `stdin`.

echo

$ echo "${}" | xml escape

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This command is used to escape and encode XML special characters present in the value of the variable <a1>, and then print the escaped output.

Let's break it down:

echo: This command simply takes the value of the variable <a1> as input and sends it to the output or another command.
"${<a1>}": <a1> is a placeholder representing a variable or a value. The dollar sign $ before the variable indicates that its value should be retrieved. The curly braces {} are used for delimiting the variable name, so it becomes "${<a1>}".
|: The pipe symbol | is a command-line operator that allows the output from one command to serve as the input of another command.
xml escape: This is a command or a script that takes an input string and escapes any XML special characters present in the string. It converts special characters like <, >, &, ", and ' into their respective escaped equivalents (<, >, &, ", ').

By combining these parts, the command takes the value of <a1>, passes it through the xml escape command (which escapes the special characters), and then prints the escaped output to the console or executes further actions with it.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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