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Revision as of 17:28, 18 February 2012
This article is part of the Getting Started Guide. It gives some more details on the command-line options of all BaseX start scripts.
BaseX GUI
- Launch the GUI
$ basexgui [file]
One or more XML and XQuery files can be passed on as parameters. If an XML file is specified, a database instance is created from this file, or an existing database is opened. XQuery files are opened in the XQuery editor.
BaseX Standalone
- Launch the console mode
$ basex BaseX [Standalone] Try "help" to get more information. > _
Available command-line flags can be listed with -h
:
$ basex -h BaseX [Standalone] Usage: basex [-bcCdiLoqsuvVwxz] [file] [file] Execute XQuery file -b<pars> Bind external XQuery variables -c<cmds> Execute database commands -C<file> Execute commands from script -d Activate debugging mode -i<input> Open initial file or database -L Add trailing newline after query result -o<file> Write output to file -q<expr> Execute XQuery expression -s<pars> Set serialization parameter(s) -u Write updates back to original files -v/V Show (all) process info -w Preserve whitespaces from input files -x Show query execution plan -z Skip output of results
The meaning of all flags is listed in the following. If an equivalent database option exists (which can be specified via the SET command), it is listed as well:
Flag | Description | Option | Examples |
---|---|---|---|
[file]
|
Executes the specified XQuery file. | ||
-b<pars>
|
Binds external variables to XQuery expressions. This flag may be specified multiple times. Variables names and their values are delimited by equality signs (= ). The names may be optionally prefixed with dollar signs. If a variable uses a namespace different to the default namespace, it can be specified with the Clark Notation or Expanded QName Notation.
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BINDINGS
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-c<cmd>
|
Runs the specified commands and quits. Several commands can be separated by semicolons. | -c"list;info"
| |
-C<file>
|
Runs all commands from the specified text file and quits. Empty lines and lines starting with the number sign # are skipped.
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-C commands.txt
| |
-d
|
Turns on the debugging mode. Debugging information is output to standard error. | DEBUG
|
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-i<input>
|
Opens a database or XML document specified by the argument. The opened input may be further processed by an XQuery expression. | -iitems.xml -q"//item"
| |
-L
|
Add trailing newline after query result. Useful for batch processing or pipelining on Unix systems. | ||
-o<file>
|
All command and query output is written to the specified file. | -o output.txt
| |
-q<expr>
|
Executes the specified string as XQuery expression. | -q"doc('input')//head"
| |
-s<pars>
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Specifies parameters for serializing XQuery results; see Serialization for more details. This flag may be specified multiple times. Key and values are separated by the equality sign (= ).
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SERIALIZER
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-smethod=text
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-u
|
Modifies original files after evaluating XQuery Update expressions. | WRITEBACK
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-v
|
Prints process and timing information to the standard output. | ||
-V
|
Prints detailed query information to the standard output, including details on the compilation and profiling steps. | QUERYINFO
|
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-w
|
By default, whitespaces around text nodes are chopped when a database is created. This flag can be specified to preserve whitespaces. | CHOP
|
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-x
|
This flags turn on the output of the query execution plan, formatted in XML. | XMLPLAN
|
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-z
|
Skips the serialization of XQuery results. This flag is useful if the query is profiled or analyzed. | SERIALIZE
|
Since Version 7.1, multiple query files and -c
/-i
/-q
flags can be specified. All other options will be set before any other operation takes place. The specified inputs, query files, queries and commands will be subsequently evaluated after that in the given order. The standard input can be parsed by specifying a single dash (-
) as argument.
The -C
and -L
options have been in added in Version 7.1.1.
BaseX Server
- Launch the server
$ basexserver BaseX [Server] Server was started.
Available command-line flags can be listed with -h
:
$ basexserver -h BaseX [Server] Usage: basexserver [-cdeipSz] [stop] stop Stop running server -c<cmds> Execute initial database commands -d Activate debugging mode -e<num> Set event port -i Enter interactive mode -p<num> Set server port -S Start as service -z Suppress logging
The flags have the following meaning (equivalent database options are shown in the table as well):
Flag | Description | Option | Default | Examples |
---|---|---|---|---|
stop
|
Stops an existing server instance and quits. | |||
-c<cmd>
|
Launches database commands before the server itself is started. Several commands can be separated by semicolons. | -c"open database;info"
| ||
-d
|
Turns on the debugging mode. Debugging information is output to standard error. | DEBUG
|
||
-e<num>
|
Specifies the port on which the server will send events to clients. | EVENTPORT
|
1985
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-e9998
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-i
|
Starts the interactive console mode, which can be used to enter database commands. This mode is similar to the default standalone and client mode. | |||
-p<num>
|
Specifies the port on which the server will be addressable. | PORT
|
1984
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-p9999
|
-S
|
Starts the server as service (i.e., in the background). | |||
-z
|
Does not generate any log files. |
Multiple -c
and -i
flags can be specified. All other options will be set before any other operation takes place. The specified inputs, query files, queries and commands will be subsequently evaluated after that in the given order. The standard input can be parsed by specifying a single dash (-
) as argument.
BaseX Client
- Launch the console mode communicating with the server
The user name and password will be requested. The default user/password combination is admin/admin:
$ basexclient Username: admin Password: ***** BaseX [Client] Try "help" to get more information. > _
Available command-line flags can be listed with -h
:
$ basexclient -h BaseX [Client] Usage: basexclient [-bcCdiLnopPqsUvVwxz] [file] [file] Execute XQuery file -b<pars> Bind external XQuery variables -c<cmds> Execute database commands -C<file> Execute commands from script -d Activate debugging mode -i<input> Open initial file or database -L Add trailing newline after query result -n<name> Set server (host) name -o<file> Write output to file -p<num> Set server port -P<pass> Specify user password -q<expr> Execute XQuery expression -s<pars> Set serialization parameter(s) -U<name> Specify user name -v/V Show (all) process info -w Preserve whitespaces from input files -x Show query execution plan -z Skip output of results
The flags have the following meaning (equivalent database options are shown in the table as well):
Flag | Description | Option | Default | Examples |
---|---|---|---|---|
[file]
|
Executes the specified XQuery file. | |||
-b<pars>
|
Binds external variables to XQuery expressions. This flag may be specified multiple times. Variables names and their values are delimited by equality signs (= ). The names may be optionally prefixed with dollar signs. If a variable uses a namespace different to the default namespace, it can be specified with the Clark Notation or Expanded QName Notation.
|
BINDINGS
|
| |
-c<cmd>
|
Runs the specified commands and quits. Several commands can be separated by semicolons. | -c"list;info"
| ||
-C<cmd>
|
Runs all commands from the specified text file and quits. Empty lines and lines starting with the number sign # are skipped.
|
-C commands.txt
| ||
-d
|
Turns on the debugging mode. Debugging information is output to standard error. | DEBUG
|
||
-i<input>
|
Opens a database or XML document specified by the argument. The opened input may be further processed by an XQuery expression. | -iitems.xml -q"//item"
| ||
-L
|
Add trailing newline after query result. Useful for batch processing or pipelining on Unix systems. | |||
-n<name>
|
Specifies the host name on which the server is running. | HOST
|
localhost
|
-nserver.basex.org
|
-o<file>
|
All command and query output is written to the specified file. | |||
-p<num>
|
Specifies the port on which the server is running. | PORT
|
1984
|
-p9999
|
-P<pass>
|
Specifies the user password. If this flag is omitted, the password will be requested on command line. Warning: when the password is specified via this flag, it may be visible to others. | -Uadmin -Padmin
| ||
-q<expr>
|
Executes the specified string as XQuery expression. | -q"doc('input')//head"
| ||
-s<pars>
|
Specifies parameters for serializing XQuery results; see Serialization for more details. This flag may be specified multiple times. Key and values are separated by the equality sign (= ).
|
SERIALIZER
|
-smethod=text
| |
-U<name>
|
Specifies the user name. If this flag is omitted, the user name will be requested on command line. | -Uadmin
| ||
-v
|
Prints process and timing information to the standard output. | |||
-V
|
Prints detailed query information to the standard output, including details on the compilation and profiling steps. | QUERYINFO
|
||
-w
|
By default, whitespaces around text nodes are chopped when a database is created. This flag can be specified to preserve whitespaces. | CHOP
|
||
-x
|
This flags turn on the output of the query execution plan, formatted in XML. | XMLPLAN
|
||
-z
|
Skips the serialization of XQuery results. This flag is useful if the query is profiled or analyzed. | SERIALIZE
|
Multiple query files and -c
/-i
/-q
flags can be specified. All other options will be set before any other operation takes place. The specified inputs, query files, queries and commands will be subsequently evaluated after that in the given order. The standard input can be parsed by specifying a single dash (-
) as argument.
The -C
and -L
options have been in added in Version 7.1.1.
BaseX HTTP Server
- Launch the HTTP server
$ basexhttp BaseX [Server] Server was started. 2011-01-02 03:04:05.600:INFO::Logging to STDERR via org.mortbay.log.StdErrLog 2011-01-02 03:04:05.700:INFO::jetty-6.1.26 2011-01-02 03:04:05.800:INFO::Started SocketConnector@0.0.0.0:8984
Available command-line flags can be listed with -h
:
$ basexhttp -h BaseX [HTTP] Usage: basexhttp [-dehlnpPRUWz] [stop] stop Stop running server -c Start in client mode -d Activate debugging mode -e<num> Set event port -h<num> Set port of HTTP server -l Start in local mode -n<name> Set host name of database server -p<num> Set port of database server -P<pass> Specify user password -R Deactivate REST service -s Specify port to stop HTTP server -S Start as service -U<name> Specify user name -W Deactivate WebDAV service -z Suppress logging
The flags have the following meaning (equivalent database options are shown in the table as well):
Flag | Description | Option | Default | Examples |
---|---|---|---|---|
stop
|
Stops a running HTTP server. By default, the database server will be stopped as well, unless one of the flags -c or -l is specified.
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|||
-c
|
Starts the server in client mode, and sends all commands to a database server instance. | |||
-d
|
Turns on the debugging mode. Debugging information is output to standard error. | DEBUG
|
||
-e<num>
|
Specifies the port on which the server will send events to clients. | EVENTPORT
|
1985
|
-e9998
|
-h<num>
|
Specifies the port on which the HTTP server will be addressable. This port is e.g. specified in the HTTP URLs. | HTTPPORT
|
8984
|
-h9999
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-l
|
Starts the server in local mode, and executes all commands in the embedded database context. | |||
-n<name>
|
Specifies the host name on which the server is running. | HOST
|
localhost
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-nserver.basex.org
|
-p<num>
|
Specifies the port on which the BaseX Server will be addressable. | SERVERPORT
|
1984
|
-p9998
|
-P<pass>
|
Specifies the user password, which will be used by the HTTP services to open a new session. If this flag is omitted, the password will be requested on command line. Warning: when the password is specified on command-line, it may be visible to others. | admin
|
-Uadmin -Padmin
| |
-R
|
Deactivates the REST service. | |||
-s<num>
|
Specifies the port that will be used to stop the HTTP server. | STOPPORT
|
||
-S
|
Starts the server as service (i.e., in the background). | |||
-U<name>
|
Specifies the user name, which will be used by the HTTP services for opening a new session. If this flag is omitted, the password will be requested on command line. | admin
|
-Uadmin
| |
-W
|
Deactivates the WebDAV service. | |||
-z
|
Does not generate any log files. |
Some options can also be triggered by setting the following system properties:
org.basex.user
: user name for opening new sessionsorg.basex.password
: user password for opening new sessionsorg.basex.mode
: by default, the HTTP server also starts an instance of the database server. If the mode is set tolocal
, an embedded database context is used for executing commands. If the mode is set toclient
, all commands are sent to an existing database server instance.