jless is a command-line JSON viewer.
Use it as a replacement for whatever combination of less, jq, cat and your editor you currently use for viewing JSON files.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Clean syntax highlighted display of JSON data, omitting quotes around object keys, closing object and array delimiters, and trailing commas.
- Expand and collapse objects and arrays so you can see both the high- and low-level structure of the data.
- A wealth of vim-inspired movement commands for efficiently moving around and viewing data.
- Full regex-based search for finding exactly the data you’re looking for.
- Cross-platform support – runs under Linux and macOS.
Website: github.com/PaulJuliusMartinez/jless
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Developer: Paul Julius Martinez
License: MIT License
jless is written in Rust. Learn Rust with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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Read our verdict in the software roundup.
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