Re: [basex-talk] BaseX Standalone -i flag may need clarification

 $BASEX73 -o $RESPONSE -b\$url=$HOME_URL $XQUERY_FILE

So I guess the changes between 7.2.2 and 7.3 is the importance where we specified the file in the command?

Exactly; with BaseX 7.3, all options are evaluated in the given order [1]. Christian [1] http://docs.basex.org/wiki/Startup_Options