sortxml

sortxml is a command-line utility that sorts and prettifies XML files using the Microsoft XML .NET APIs.

Latest release: https://github.com/kodybrown/sortxml/releases/latest/

• Program.cs: CLI entry point and XML load/sort/write flow.
• AppOptions.cs: command-line options and option-derived behavior.
• PowerCode/: embedded helper utilities for argument binding, output, stdin/stdout, encoding, EOL, indentation, and expansion.
• SortXML.Tests/: xUnit tests and XML fixtures.
• Properties/PublishProfiles/: publish profiles.
• docs/: focused documentation.

• Sort XML nodes and attributes.
• Prettify XML output.
• Process one or more files in place.
• Write to stdout or a separate output file.
• Read XML from redirected stdin.
• Preserve or override encoding, line endings, indentation, and XML declaration behavior.
• Configure case-sensitive or case-insensitive sorting.
• Put a primary attribute first when sorting attributes.

Show help:

dotnet run --project SortXML.csproj -- -help

Sort a file in place:

dotnet run --project SortXML.csproj -- .\SortXML.Tests\test_files\f.xml

Write sorted XML to a separate file:

dotnet run --project SortXML.csproj -- .\SortXML.Tests\test_files\f.xml -out-file .\out.xml

• docs/README.md: focused documentation index.
• DEVELOPMENT.md: local setup, build, test, fixture, and publish workflow.
• DESIGN.md: durable CLI/XML behavior decisions.
• TODO.md: actionable backlog.
• AGENTS.md: AI/code-agent instructions.
• CODEFORMAT.md: formatting and style conventions.
• DOCS_STRUCTURE.md: documentation organization guide.

See DEVELOPMENT.md.