xml - Outputting multiple files using XPath in bash -

i have directory of xml files. each file has own unique identifier. each file contains 1 or more references other files (in separate directory), have unique ids.

for example, have file named example01.xml:

<file>     <fileid>xyz123</fileid>     <filecontents>blah blah blah</filecontents>     <relatedfiles>         <otherfile href='http://sub.domain.abc.edu/directory/index.php?p=collections/pageview&amp;id=123‌​4'>             <title>some resource</title>         </otherfile>         <otherfile href='http://sub.domain.abc.edu/directory/index.php?p=collections/pageview&amp;id=4321'>             <title>some other resource</title>         </otherfile>     </relatedfiles> </file> 

if file has multiple relatedfiles/otherfile elements, need create copy of file each @href , rename it, concatinating value of unique id in @href value of fileid. so, example, need create 2 copies of file example01.xml, 1 named abc01_xyz123.xml , named abc0002_xyz123.xml. should scale create many copies there otherfile elements.

right now, have bash script if there single otherfile element, scripting skills limited , having trouble figuring out how process multiple otherfile elements.

#!/bin/bash f in *.xml;               name=`xpath -e 'string(//otherfile/@href)' $f 2> /dev/null`         echo  "moving" $f "to" ${name:3}.xml         echo $name         mv $f ${name:3}.xml     done 

thanks in advance.

something might work:

#!/bin/bash  f in *.xml;   fid=$(xpath -e '//fileid/text()' "$f" 2>/dev/null)   uid in $(xpath -e '//otherfile/@href' "$f" 2>/dev/null | awk -f= '{gsub(/"/,"",$0); print $3}');     echo  "moving $f ${fid}_${uid}.xml"     cp "$f" "${fid}_${uid}.xml"   done   rm "$f" done