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Life & fun · May 4, 2015

Jsonf a simple tool to reformat JSON in a pipe-friendly way

A Unix-y utility for formatting JSON in a more stream-friendly way - AndrewGuenther/jsonf

Jsonf a simple tool to reformat JSON in a pipe-friendly way launched on May 4, 2015 with 10 votes, #1,433 of 3,670 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 11 years on.

In plain words

Jsonf is a Unix command-line utility that reformats JSON into a stream-friendly format suitable for piping between programs. Designed for developers working with JSON data in terminal environments, it prioritizes compatibility with Unix pipes and standard input/output workflows. The tool takes JSON input and outputs it in a more processable format for further command-line manipulation.

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