I also did test as
xindice xpath_query -c /db/testing -q /data/test2/forTest2
This time, there is no return. ???
If I try anything like
xindice xpath_query -c /db/testing -q /data[position() = '1'] or xindice xpath_query -c /db/testing -q /data/test2[forTest2 = '1']
I will get error message:
1. Xindice will NOT return attributes, only elements.
xindice xpath_query -c /db/testing -q /data/test2/forTest2 **will not work
2. use quotes around your query when using the command line, otherwise the shell tends to screw things up - especially with quote and parentheses characters. It's easier to use quotes than to escape everything that needs to be escaped.
xindice xpath_query -c /db/testing -q "/data/test2[forTest2 = '1']"