Parse XML to get node value in bash script?

I would like to know how I can get the value of a node with the following paths: config/global/resources/default_setup/connection/host config/global/resources/default_setup/connection/username config/global/resources/default_setup/connection/password config/global/resources/default_setup/connection/dbname from the following XML: false 1 Also I want to assign that value to the variable for further use. Let me know your idea.