from json for formats

Convert from json to structured data.

Signature

> from json {flags}

Flags

  • --objects, -o: treat each line as a separate value

Input/output types:

input output
string any

Examples

Converts json formatted string to table

> '{ "a": 1 }' | from json
╭───┬───╮
│ a │ 1 │
╰───┴───╯

Converts json formatted string to table

> '{ "a": 1, "b": [1, 2] }' | from json
╭───┬───────────╮
│ a │ 1         │
│   │ ╭───┬───╮ │
│ b │ │ 0 │ 1 │ │
│   │ │ 1 │ 2 │ │
│   │ ╰───┴───╯ │
╰───┴───────────╯