<refentry id="json-format-tool" lang="en">
<refentryinfo>
<title>json-glib-format</title>
<productname>JSON-GLib</productname>
<authorgroup>
<author>
<contrib>Developer</contrib>
<firstname>Emmanuele</firstname>
<surname>Bassi</surname>
</author>
</authorgroup>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>json-glib-format</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
<refmiscinfo class="manual">User Commands</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>json-glib-format</refname>
<refpurpose>JSON-GLib formatting tool</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>json-glib-format</command>
<arg><option>-h</option>, <option>--help</option></arg>
<arg><option>--prettify</option></arg>
<arg><option>--indent-spaces</option> <replaceable>SPACES</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice="plain">URI</arg>
<arg>
<arg choice="plain" rep="repeat">URI</arg>
</arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1><title>Description</title>
<para><command>json-glib-format</command> 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.</para>
<para>
The resources to operate on are specified by the <replaceable>URI</replaceable>
argument.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1><title>Commands</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-h</option>, <option>--help</option></term>
<listitem><para>
Prints help and exits.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-p</option>, <option>--prettify</option></term>
<listitem><para>
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.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--indent-spaces</option> <replaceable>SPACES</replaceable></term>
<listitem><para>
Changes the number of spaces using to indent the JSON data from the default of 2.
This argument is only considered if <option>--prettify</option> is used.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
</refentry>