from json for formats
Convert JSON text into structured data.
Signature
> from json {flags}
Flags
-
--objects, -o: Treat each line as a separate value. -
--strict, -s: Follow the json specification exactly.
Input/output types:
| input | output |
|---|---|
| string | any |
Examples
Converts json formatted string to table.
> '{ "a": 1 }' | from json
╭───┬───╮
│ a │ 1 │
╰───┴───╯Converts json formatted string to table.
> '{ "a": 1, "b": [1, 2] }' | from json
╭───┬───────────╮
│ a │ 1 │
│ │ ╭───┬───╮ │
│ b │ │ 0 │ 1 │ │
│ │ │ 1 │ 2 │ │
│ │ ╰───┴───╯ │
╰───┴───────────╯Parse json strictly which will error on comments and trailing commas.
> '{ "a": 1, "b": 2 }' | from json -s
╭───┬───╮
│ a │ 1 │
│ b │ 2 │
╰───┴───╯Parse a stream of line-delimited JSON values.
> '{ "a": 1 }
{ "b": 2 }' | from json --objects
╭───┬────┬────╮
│ # │ a │ b │
├───┼────┼────┤
│ 0 │ 1 │ ❎ │
│ 1 │ ❎ │ 2 │
╰───┴────┴────╯
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