# jshon
> JSON parser designed for maximum convenience within the shell

## Summary
Shell-friendly JSON parser with chainable operations

## Capabilities
- Parse JSON with chainable operations
- Extract JSON values
- Shell-friendly output

## When to Use
- You want a C-based JSON parser for shell scripts

## When NOT to Use
- jq is available

## Related Tools
- [jq](/tools/jq) (complementary)
- [json-sh](/tools/json-sh) (complementary)

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Source: https://littlescripts.sh/tools/jshon
