parser

Parse and extract data from various file formats.

Commands

json

Parse JSON files (uses jq if available, else built-in)

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csv

Parse CSV files, optionally extract a column by name or number

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xml

Parse XML files with optional XPath (requires python3)

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yaml

Parse YAML files with optional key path (requires python3)

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lines

Filter lines by pattern (grep-like, with context)

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split

Split file content by delimiter

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extract

Extract text matching a regex pattern

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stats

Show file statistics (lines, words, chars, encoding)

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Requirements

• - python3
• jq (optional)

Data Storage

Parse results can be cached in ~/.local/share/parser/.