@kszongic/csv2json-cli

Convert CSV to JSON from the command line. Zero dependencies, pipe-friendly, handles quoted fields.

Install

npm install -g @kszongic/csv2json-cli

Usage

# Convert a file
csv2json data.csv

# Pipe from stdin
cat data.csv | csv2json

# Custom delimiter
csv2json -d ";" data.csv

# Array of arrays (skip header mapping)
csv2json --array data.csv

# Compact output
csv2json --compact data.csv

Example

input.csv:

name,age,city
Alice,30,NYC
Bob,25,"San Francisco"

$ csv2json input.csv
[
  { "name": "Alice", "age": "30", "city": "NYC" },
  { "name": "Bob", "age": "25", "city": "San Francisco" }
]

Options

| Flag | Description | |------|-------------| | -d, --delimiter <char> | Column delimiter (default: ,) | | --array | Output as array of arrays | | --compact | Minified JSON | | --pretty | Pretty-printed JSON (default) | | -v, --version | Show version | | -h, --help | Show help |

License

MIT © 2026 kszongic