command raw word

raw / raw-set - Word (.docx)

Raw XML operations for Word documents.

Available Parts

Part Path	Description
/document (default)	Main document body XML
/styles	Style definitions XML
/numbering	List/numbering definitions XML
/settings	Document settings XML
/header[N]	Header XML (1-based index)
/footer[N]	Footer XML (1-based index)
/comments	Comments part XML
/chart[N]	Embedded chart XML (1-based)

XPath Namespace Prefixes

Prefix	Namespace	Description
w	WordprocessingML	Main Word namespace (paragraphs, runs, tables)
r	Relationships	Relationship references
a	DrawingML	Drawing elements
mc	Markup Compatibility	Compatibility markup
wp	Word Drawing	Drawing positioning

Note: The wps (Word Drawing Shape), v (VML), and wp14 (Word Drawing 2010) namespaces are available in --xml fragments but are NOT supported in --xpath expressions.

raw Examples

# View main document XML
officecli raw report.docx

# View document body (same as above, /document is default)
officecli raw report.docx /document

# View style definitions
officecli raw report.docx /styles

# View numbering/list definitions
officecli raw report.docx /numbering

# View header XML (1-based)
officecli raw report.docx /header[1]

# View footer XML
officecli raw report.docx /footer[1]

# View document settings
officecli raw report.docx /settings

raw-set Examples

# Append a paragraph to the document body
officecli raw-set report.docx /document \
  --xpath "//w:body" \
  --action append \
  --xml '<w:p><w:r><w:t>Appended paragraph</w:t></w:r></w:p>'

# Remove all bold formatting
officecli raw-set report.docx /document \
  --xpath "//w:b" \
  --action remove

# Set paragraph justification to center
officecli raw-set report.docx /document \
  --xpath "//w:pPr/w:jc" \
  --action setattr \
  --xml "w:val=center"

# Insert a heading before paragraph 2
officecli raw-set report.docx /document \
  --xpath "//w:body/w:p[2]" \
  --action insertBefore \
  --xml '<w:p><w:pPr><w:pStyle w:val="Heading1"/></w:pPr><w:r><w:t>New Heading</w:t></w:r></w:p>'

# Replace first paragraph
officecli raw-set report.docx /document \
  --xpath "//w:body/w:p[1]" \
  --action replace \
  --xml '<w:p><w:pPr><w:jc w:val="center"/></w:pPr><w:r><w:rPr><w:b/></w:rPr><w:t>Replaced</w:t></w:r></w:p>'

# Remove all highlighting
officecli raw-set report.docx /document \
  --xpath "//w:highlight" \
  --action remove

add-part Examples

# Create a new chart part
officecli add-part report.docx / --type chart
# Returns: relId=rId7, partPath=/word/charts/chart1.xml

# Create a new header part
officecli add-part report.docx / --type header
# Returns: relId=rId8, partPath=/word/header2.xml

See Also

• raw - Command syntax
• Word Reference - All Word elements

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Based on OfficeCLI v1.0.28