Once installation is complete, here are some essential commands to get you started:
xmllint --version
Finish the installation. xmllint will be available in the Cygwin terminal and also in CMD if you add C:\cygwin64\bin to your PATH.
If you prefer a Linux-like terminal experience on Windows, you can install xmllint via environment subsystems like Cygwin or MSYS2. Using MSYS2 Download and install MSYS2 from the official website. Open the MSYS2 MINGW64 terminal. Update the package database and core packages by running: pacman -Syu Use code with caution. Install the libxml2 package by running: pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-libxml2 Use code with caution. Verifying the Installation
Create a directory for xmllint, for example: C:\xmllint\bin
xmllint is bundled directly inside the Git for Windows package. If you do not have Git installed, run the following command: powershell winget install --id Git.Git -e --source winget Use code with caution. Step 3: Restart and Verify
Troubleshooting
Download and install MSYS2 from msys2.org .