ppj 0.1.1

A command-line tool for pretty printing JSON data.
ppj-0.1.1 is not a library.

PPJ

A simple Rust CLI that prettifies JSON.

Getting Started

  • Install: cargo install ppj
  • Build: cargo build
  • Run: ppj
  • Test: cargo test

Usage

ppj accepts a JSON string as a positional argument, or reads JSON from stdin when no positional input is provided. It outputs pretty-printed JSON to stdout by default.

Basic

  • From a positional argument:
    • ppj '{"key":"value","nums":[1,2]}'
  • From stdin:
    • echo '{"key":"value","nums":[1,2]}' | ppj

Output to file

Use -o/--out to write the prettified JSON to a file. Parent directories are created if they don’t exist.

  • ppj '{"key":"value"}' -o output.json

Print and write

Use -p/--print to also print to stdout when writing to a file.

  • ppj '{"key":"value"}' -o output.json -p

Options

  • -o, --out <DIR>: Output file path.
  • -p, --print: Print prettified JSON to stdout even when --out is set.

License

MIT