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BBEdit Text Filter to "pretty print" JSON
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#!/bin/bash | |
# JSON Format - BBEdit Text Filter to "pretty print" JSON | |
# https://gist.github.com/levigroker/3777091 | |
# 2023-11-16 | |
JQ_E="jq" | |
which "$JQ_E" >/dev/null 2>&1 | |
[ $? == 0 ] || { echo "ERROR: Please ensure '$JQ_E' is installed. 'brew install $JQ_E' (see https://jqlang.github.io/jq/ )" >&2; exit 1; } | |
$JQ_E --sort-keys --tab . |
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As of BBEdit 14.0, rather than this custom filter, you can use BBEdit's own built-in module.
https://www.barebones.com/support/bbedit/notes-14.0.html