Xml database system and xpath/xquery processor (client mode)
basexclient [-bcdiLnopPsUvVwxz] [query]
basexclient starts a basex(1) XML database client in order to connect to a running instance of basexserver(1).
Per default basexclient tries to connect to a basexserver(1) running on localhost port 1984.
Connecting to a basexserver(1) requires the knowledge of a username and its corresponding credentials. For user management refer to basexserver(1) or the BaseX Documentation Wiki (http://docs.basex.org/wiki/User_Management)
A short description of option can be obtained from
$ basexclient -h
or by browsing http://docs.basex.org/wiki/Startup_Options#BaseX_Client
basexserver(1), basex(1), basexgui(1)
~/.basex BaseX (standalone and server) properties
~/.basexgui BaseX additional GUI properties
~/.basexperm user name, passwords, and permissions
~/.basexevents contains all existing events
~/BaseXData Default database directory
~/BaseXData/.logs Server logs
~/BaseXRepo Package repository
BaseX Documentation Wiki: http://docs.basex.org
BaseX started as a research project of the Database and Information Systems Group (DBIS) at the University of Konstanz in 2005 and soon turned into a feature-rich open source XML database and XPath/XQuery processor.
New (3-clause) BSD License
BaseX is developed by a bunch of people called 'The BaseX Team' <http://basex.org/about-us/> led by Christian Gruen <[email protected]>.
The man page was written by Alexander Holupirek <[email protected]> while packaging BaseX for Debian GNU/Linux.