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% Georg Voell - georg.voell@oracle.com
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NAME
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**convert-json** - (TCSH Script) Reads a JSON file and converts it to a human readable file.

SYNOPSIS
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| **convert-json** \[_options_] \[_filename_] 

DESCRIPTION
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Reads a JSON file and converts it to a human readable file.

Options
-------

-h, \--help                   

:  Displays helptext.

-v, \--version                

:  Displays the version of the script.

-n, \--noheader               

:  Don't write a header (needed for concatenating files) in output "text".

-s, \--strict                 

:  Analyze JSON strictly. It takes more time but finds more errors in JSON.

-o, \--output _string_        

:  Output format: _string_ can be "list" (default), "json", "text" or "table".

-f, \--fields _string_        

:  Select the fields you want to convert. Use a comma separated string for fields.

Filename
-------

 Optional - if not specified, read from stdin.


EXAMPLES
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get-platform \--output json | **convert-json**

: Converts JSON output from get-platform into a vertical list format.

get-platform \--output json | **convert-json** --fields "pretty_name,machine,bit" --output table

: pretty_name machine bit

: ---------------------- ------- ---

: macOS 10.14.6 (Mojave) x86_64 64


EXIT CODES
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01: Unknown or wrong parameter.

02: **jq** not found. This script needs **jq** to perform.

03: JSON error.

04: Key in JSON contains dash ("-") or blank. **jq** does not work here.

05: JSON does not start with "{".

06: JSON contains less then 2 lines.

07: **jq** join error.

99: User interrupt.


SEE ALSO
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**print-table**(1), **install-scripts**(1)