util-inspect-cli

Use Node's util.inspect from the command line.

Usage no npm install needed!

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README

util-inspect-cli

Use util.inspect from the command line.

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Installation

npm install util-inspect-cli

Usage

Usage:
    util-inspect [options]
Options:
    see also https://nodejs.org/docs/latest-v10.x/api/util.html#util_util_inspect_object_showhidden_depth_colors
    --depth             -d  Number of nested levels to inspect. Pass
                            `Infinity` for infinite depth. Default: 2
    --max-array-length  -a  Number of array elements to inspect.
                            Pass `Infinity` to show all. Default: 100
    --sorted            -s  Sort keys using Array.prototype.sort().
    --color             -c  Inspect with colors? Default: based on
                            terminal support
    --spacious              Don't use a compact layout.
Note:
    To select sub-trees of a JSON tree, use jq.
    https://stedolan.github.io/jq/
Examples:
    echo '{"foo": [{"bar": [1]}]}' | util-inspect --color
    echo '[[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]]' | jq '.[0]' | util-inspect -a Infinity
    echo '{"foo": 1, "_foo": 2}' | util-inspect --sorted

Contributing

If you have a question or need support using util-inspect-cli, please double-check your code and setup first. If you think you have found a bug or want to propose a feature, use the issues page.