jfmt-cli

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

Install

npm install -g jfmt-cli

Usage

# 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 <n>   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

# 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