How can I pretty format a JSON file, with all the correct indents and everything?

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I have a JSON file on CentOS where all text is on the same line. How can I pretty format it with all the correct indents and everything?

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Could you show us an example file? Does this need to be automatic? If not, just load it in a decent text editor and do it manually (in emacs, select everything and M-X indent-selection).
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Have a look at jq. Also very handy if you want to process JSON.
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I have a JSON file on CentOS where all text is on the same line. How can I pretty format it with all the correct indents and everything?

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Could you show us an example file? Does this need to be automatic? If not, just load it in a decent text editor and do it manually (in emacs, select everything and M-X indent-selection).
â€“Â terdonâ™¦
May 18 at 13:42

Have a look at jq. Also very handy if you want to process JSON.
â€“Â dirkt
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I have a JSON file on CentOS where all text is on the same line. How can I pretty format it with all the correct indents and everything?

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I have a JSON file on CentOS where all text is on the same line. How can I pretty format it with all the correct indents and everything?

edited May 18 at 13:43

terdonâ™¦

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edited May 18 at 13:43

terdonâ™¦

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edited May 18 at 13:43

terdonâ™¦

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edited May 18 at 13:43

terdonâ™¦

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asked May 18 at 13:41

dr01

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asked May 18 at 13:41

dr01

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asked May 18 at 13:41

dr01

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Could you show us an example file? Does this need to be automatic? If not, just load it in a decent text editor and do it manually (in emacs, select everything and M-X indent-selection).
â€“Â terdonâ™¦
May 18 at 13:42

Have a look at jq. Also very handy if you want to process JSON.
â€“Â dirkt
May 18 at 14:43

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Could you show us an example file? Does this need to be automatic? If not, just load it in a decent text editor and do it manually (in emacs, select everything and M-X indent-selection).
â€“Â terdonâ™¦
May 18 at 13:42

Have a look at jq. Also very handy if you want to process JSON.
â€“Â dirkt
May 18 at 14:43

Could you show us an example file? Does this need to be automatic? If not, just load it in a decent text editor and do it manually (in emacs, select everything and M-X indent-selection).
â€“Â terdonâ™¦
May 18 at 13:42

Have a look at jq. Also very handy if you want to process JSON.
â€“Â dirkt
May 18 at 14:43

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Use the package yajl, Yet Another JSON Library. On CentOS 7 it is located in the base repo, and is most probably already installed on the machine.

To pretty-print a JSON file:

cat myfile.json | json_reformat

or simply

json_reformat < myfile.json

To verify that a file is in correct JSON syntax:

json_verify < myfile.json

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If you don't want to install an additional package and have python available you can do:

python -m json.tool myfile.json

It also supports reading from STDIN

answered May 18 at 16:25

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Use jq a very good JSON processor and from personal preference, its the best available in the market

for just pretty print, use

jq . file_name

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Use the package yajl, Yet Another JSON Library. On CentOS 7 it is located in the base repo, and is most probably already installed on the machine.

To pretty-print a JSON file:

cat myfile.json | json_reformat

or simply

json_reformat < myfile.json

To verify that a file is in correct JSON syntax:

json_verify < myfile.json

edited May 18 at 13:47

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Use the package yajl, Yet Another JSON Library. On CentOS 7 it is located in the base repo, and is most probably already installed on the machine.

To pretty-print a JSON file:

cat myfile.json | json_reformat

or simply

json_reformat < myfile.json

To verify that a file is in correct JSON syntax:

json_verify < myfile.json

edited May 18 at 13:47

answered May 18 at 13:42

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Use the package yajl, Yet Another JSON Library. On CentOS 7 it is located in the base repo, and is most probably already installed on the machine.

To pretty-print a JSON file:

cat myfile.json | json_reformat

or simply

json_reformat < myfile.json

To verify that a file is in correct JSON syntax:

json_verify < myfile.json

edited May 18 at 13:47

answered May 18 at 13:42

dr01

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Use the package yajl, Yet Another JSON Library. On CentOS 7 it is located in the base repo, and is most probably already installed on the machine.

To pretty-print a JSON file:

cat myfile.json | json_reformat

or simply

json_reformat < myfile.json

To verify that a file is in correct JSON syntax:

json_verify < myfile.json

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answered May 18 at 13:42

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If you don't want to install an additional package and have python available you can do:

python -m json.tool myfile.json

It also supports reading from STDIN

answered May 18 at 16:25

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If you don't want to install an additional package and have python available you can do:

python -m json.tool myfile.json

It also supports reading from STDIN

answered May 18 at 16:25

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If you don't want to install an additional package and have python available you can do:

python -m json.tool myfile.json

It also supports reading from STDIN

answered May 18 at 16:25

Dalvenjia

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If you don't want to install an additional package and have python available you can do:

python -m json.tool myfile.json

It also supports reading from STDIN

answered May 18 at 16:25

Dalvenjia

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answered May 18 at 16:25

Dalvenjia

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answered May 18 at 16:25

Dalvenjia

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answered May 18 at 16:25

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Use jq a very good JSON processor and from personal preference, its the best available in the market

for just pretty print, use

jq . file_name

answered May 18 at 16:34

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Use jq a very good JSON processor and from personal preference, its the best available in the market

for just pretty print, use

jq . file_name

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Use jq a very good JSON processor and from personal preference, its the best available in the market

for just pretty print, use

jq . file_name

answered May 18 at 16:34

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Use jq a very good JSON processor and from personal preference, its the best available in the market

for just pretty print, use

jq . file_name

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