How to use to get substring according to pattern in shell script without XML parser

Question

Below is the command used for getting the required string from the file.

cat xmlconfig.new |grep "id=\"build\""

< parameter id="build" >v6.0.9< /parameter >

I want the v6.0.9 value from the above result, in such a way that it tokenizes according to the bracket, not according to word position

I do not have xml parser installed on my machine and I do not have admin access

I want to know if it can be done without using XML parser

Use an XML parser. There are a million other questions that show you how to do that. — Tom Fenech, Oct 20 '15 at 13:18
@TomFenech Cannot it be done with any bash command? My machine does not have xml parser installed that is the reason I asked about it — Tiny Jaguar, Oct 20 '15 at 13:24

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 20 '15 at 13:19

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Use a proper XML parser, e.g. xsh:

open xmlconfig.new ;
echo //parameter[@id='build'] ;

answered Oct 20 '15 at 13:19

choroba

Is there any other way other than XML parser. I do not have xml parser installed on my machine and I do not have admin access – Tiny Jaguar Oct 20 '15 at 13:27
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You don't need admin access to install tools for yourself. – choroba Oct 20 '15 at 13:28
For some reason or restrictions, I am unable to do that. That is why I needed to ask this question – Tiny Jaguar Oct 20 '15 at 13:30
@TinyJaguar: Then explain to the people who placed the restrictions why you need a parser. – choroba Oct 20 '15 at 13:36

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