Ini2xml

ini2xml

Quick Start

• Command: ini2xml < config.ini > config.xml
• Local executable: /home/vimalinx/miniforge3/envs/bio/bin/ini2xml
• Full reference: references/help.md

When To Use This Tool

• Convert section/key-value configuration files into XML.
• Normalize lightweight INI metadata before feeding it into XML-centric tooling.
• Bridge configuration snippets into the same XML-oriented inspection workflow used by the rest of EDirect.

Common Patterns

# 1) Convert an INI file into XML
ini2xml < config.ini > config.xml

# 2) Convert and inspect the resulting hierarchy quickly
ini2xml < config.ini | sed -n '1,40p'

Recommended Workflow

1. Make sure the source file follows a normal section/key-value INI layout.
2. Run ini2xml through stdin redirection or a pipe.
3. Confirm the output hierarchy matches the source sections and keys.
4. Use the XML with downstream xtract or XML-side converters as needed.

Guardrails

• This wrapper simply runs transmute -i2x, so transmute must be on PATH.
• The installed wrapper does not expose a meaningful --help / --version response.
• Prefer stdin/pipes over relying on undocumented positional-file behavior.
• In practice the converter emits a <ConfigFile> root, so check downstream expectations if you need a different top-level tag.