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USAGE

csv2json [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION

csv2json reads CSV from stdin and writes a JSON to stdout. JSON output can be either an array of JSON blobs or one JSON blob (row as object) per line.

OPTIONS

Below are a set of options available.

    -as-blobs            output as one JSON blob per line
    -d, -delimiter       set the delimter character
    -examples            display example(s)
    -generate-manpage    generation man page
    -generate-markdown   generation markdown documentation
    -h, -help            display help
    -i, -input           input filename
    -l, -license         display license
    -nl, -newline        include trailing newline in output
    -o, -output          output filename
    -quiet               suppress error output
    -trim-leading-space  trim leading space in fields for CSV input
    -use-header          treat the first row as field names
    -use-lazy-quotes     use lazy quotes for for CSV input
    -v, -version         display version

EXAMPLES

Convert data1.csv to data1.json using Unix pipes.

cat data1.csv | csv2json > data1.json

Convert data1.csv to JSON blobs, one line per blob

csv2json -as-blobs -i data1.csv

csv2json v0.0.25