jfmt-cli

Pretty-print JSON from the command line. With colors.

Install

``bash
npm install -g jfmt-cli
`

Usage

`bash


From a string

json-fmt '{"name":"test","count":42}'

From a file

json-fmt package.json

From a pipe

echo '{"a":1}' | json-fmt
curl -s api.github.com/users/octocat | json-fmt

Shorthand alias

echo '{"a":1}' | jf
`

Options

`
-i, --indent Indentation spaces (default: 2)
-c, --compact Compact output (no indentation)
-m, --minify Minify (same as --compact)
--no-color Disable colors
-h, --help Show help
`

Examples

`bash


Custom indentation

json-fmt data.json --indent 4

Minify

json-fmt data.json --minify

Pipe from curl

curl -s https://api.github.com/users/octocat | json-fmt

Combine with other tools

cat large.json | json-fmt | head -50
`

Colors

Output is colorized when writing to a terminal:
- Keys: cyan
- Strings: green
- Numbers: yellow
- Booleans: magenta
- Null: gray

Use --no-color` to disable.

License

MIT