Convert any file or dir to something printable, and wrap it in some (wacky) XML.

print-any-file.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Convert any file or dir to something printable, and wrap it in some (wacky) XML.
#
# Usage example:
#     find . -exec ./printer.sh {} \; > out.txt

FILE=$1
TYPE=$(file -b $FILE)

if [[ "$TYPE" == "directory" ]]; then
    echo "<directory path=\"$FILE\" />"
elif [[ "$TYPE" == *"text"* ]]; then
    echo "<file path=\"$FILE\" type=\"$TYPE\">"
    cat $FILE
    echo "</file>"
else
    echo "<binary path=\"$FILE\">"
    xxd $FILE
    echo "</binary>"
fi