# json
> A json command for massaging JSON on the Unix command line

## Summary
Unix command-line JSON processing tool

## Capabilities
- Filter and extract JSON data
- Transform JSON on the command line
- Lookup by property name

## When to Use
- You need simple JSON processing on the command line

## When NOT to Use
- You need complex JSON transformations (use jq)

## Related Tools
- [jq](/tools/jq) (complementary)
- [gron](/tools/gron) (complementary)
- [jo](/tools/jo) (complementary)

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