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.SH "NAME"
json-glib-format \- JSON\-GLib formatting tool
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBjson\-glib\-format\fR\ 'u
\fBjson\-glib\-format\fR [\fB\-h\fR,\ \fB\-\-help\fR] [\fB\-\-output\fR\ \fIFILE\fR] [\fB\-\-prettify\fR] [\fB\-\-indent\-spaces\fR\ \fISPACES\fR] URI [URI...]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBjson\-glib\-format\fR
offers a simple command line interface to format JSON data\&. It reads a list or URIs, applies the spacified formatting rules on the JSON data, and outputs the formatted JSON to the standard output or to a file\&.
.PP
The resources to operate on are specified by the
\fIURI\fR
argument\&.
.SH "COMMANDS"
.PP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
.RS 4
Prints help and exits\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-output\fR \fIFILE\fR
.RS 4
Redirects the output to
\fIFILE\fR
instead of using the standard output\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-prettify\fR
.RS 4
Prettifies the output, by adding spaces and indentation\&. This argument is useful to improve the readability of JSON data, at the expense of its size\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-indent\-spaces\fR \fISPACES\fR
.RS 4
Changes the number of spaces using to indent the JSON data from the default of 2\&. This argument is only considered if
\fB\-\-prettify\fR
is used\&.
.RE
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
\fBEmmanuele Bassi\fR
.RS 4
Developer
.RE