# jsontools Handy command line tools for dealing with json data. ## Tools - **pp_json** - pretty prints json - **is_json** - returns true if valid json; false otherwise - **urlencode_json** - returns a url encoded string for the given json - **urldecode_json** - returns decoded json for the given url encoded string ## Usage Usage is simple...just take your json data and pipe it into the appropriate jsontool. ```sh <json data> | <jsontools tool> ``` ## Examples ##### pp_json ```sh # curl json data and pretty print the results curl https://coderwall.com/bobwilliams.json | pp_json ``` ##### is_json ```sh # pretty print the contents of an existing json file less data.json | is_json ``` ##### urlencode_json ```sh # json data directly from the command line echo '{"b":2, "a":1}' | urlencode_json ``` ##### urldecode_json ```sh # url encoded string to decode echo '%7B%22b%22:2,%20%22a%22:1%7D%0A' | urldecode_json ```