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How to format a JSON file using command line

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May 142011
 

How to format a JSON file using command line

Answer:

JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a very popular data exchange format nowadays and to pretty format (i.e. easy to read) a JSON file, you can use the following method:

# cat my.json | python -mjson.tool

That's all.

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