Dasel is a command-line tool for querying, modifying and transforming structured data. It provides a unified syntax for working with JSON, YAML, TOML, XML, CSV, HCL, INI and KDL data.
The software lets you select and search values, update structured documents and convert data between supported formats. It is designed to work well in shell scripts and pipelines, and can also be used as a Go library.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Query structured data using a unified syntax.
- Supports JSON, YAML, TOML, XML, CSV, HCL, INI and KDL.
- Extract individual values, lists and data structures.
- Search nested data structures.
- Recursive descent through nested objects and arrays.
- Update and insert values.
- Delete values from structured documents.
- Modify data based on its existing values.
- Convert data between supported formats.
- Read data from standard input.
- Suitable for shell scripts and pipelines.
- Shell completion for Bash, Zsh and Fish.
- Can be used as a Go library.
Website: github.com/TomWright/dasel
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Developer: Tom Wright
License: MIT License
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