[`jless`](https://pauljuliusmartinez.github.io/jless/) is a command-line
JSON viewer. Use it as a replacement for whatever combination of `less`,
`jq`, `cat` and your editor you currently use for viewing JSON files. It
is written in Rust and can be installed as a single standalone binary.
`jless` is under active development. I often stream development live on
[Twitch](https://twitch.tv/CodeIsTheEnd).
### Features
- Clean syntax highlighted display of JSON data, omitting quotes around
object keys, closing object and array delimiters, and trailing commas.
- Expand and collapse objects and arrays so you can see both the high-
and low-level structure of the data.
- A wealth of vim-inspired movement commands for efficiently moving
around and viewing data.
- Full regex-based search for finding exactly the data you're looking
for.
`jless` currently supports macOS and Linux. Windows support is planned.
## Installation
The [releases](https://github.com/PaulJuliusMartinez/jless/releases)
contains links to the latest release. If you have a Rust toolchain
installed, you can build from source by running `cargo install jless`.
## Logo
The mascot of the `jless` project is Jules the jellyfish.
<img style="width: 300px;" alt="jless mascot" src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PaulJuliusMartinez/jless/master/logo/mascot.svg">
Art for Jules was created by
[`annatgraphics`](https://www.fiverr.com/annatgraphics).
## License
`jless` is released under the [MIT License](https://github.com/PaulJuliusMartinez/jless/blob/master/LICENSE).
### Miscellaneous
In order to cross-compile for Linux on a Mac, I ran:
```
brew tap SergioBenitez/osxct
brew install x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
CARGO_TARGET_X86_64_UNKNOWN_LINUX_GNU_LINKER=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu-gcc cargo build --release --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
```