This is because the document has a default namespace. Try xmlstarlet sel -N k=http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2 -B -t -m "/k:kml" -c . -n BGCCC_2013_100mile.kml
See http://xmlstar.sourceforge.net/doc/UG/ch05s01.html -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1225227 Title: xpath matching fails to match anything but root To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xmlstarlet/+bug/1225227/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs