The string syntax provides only limited support for embedding XML snippets.
This is why database commands can also be specified via XMLin the ''BaseX Markup Language'':
<pre class="brush:xml">
</pre>
Both string and XML scripts can be stored in a text file and executed via the [[Startup Options#BaseX Standalone|command-line option -c]]. The preferred suffix for BaseX command scripts is {{Code|basexml}}.
==Glob Syntax==