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add xpath testers to xml readme (#9049) 

* add xpath testers to xml readme

* fix linking
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@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ that need to be specified in a `fields_int` section.
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A configuration can contain muliple *xml* subsections for e.g. the file plugin to process the xml-string multiple times.
Consult the [XPath syntax][xpath] and the [underlying library's functions][xpath lib] for details and help regarding XPath queries.
Consult the [XPath syntax][xpath] and the [underlying library's functions][xpath lib] for details and help regarding XPath queries. Consider using an XPath tester such as [xpather.com][xpather] or [Code Beautify's XPath Tester][xpath tester] for help developing and debugging
your query.
Alternatively to the configuration above, fields can also be specified in a batch way. So contrary to specify the fields
in a section, you can define a `name` and a `value` selector used to determine the name and value of the fields in the
@ -341,5 +342,7 @@ For each selected *field-node* we use `field_name` and `field_value` to determin
[xpath lib]: https://github.com/antchfx/xpath
[xml]: https://www.w3.org/XML/
[xpath]: https://www.w3.org/TR/xpath/
[xpather]: http://xpather.com/
[xpath tester]: https://codebeautify.org/Xpath-Tester
[time const]: https://golang.org/pkg/time/#pkg-constants
[time parse]: https://golang.org/pkg/time/#Parse