Parser

Parse JSON, CSV, XML, and logs into structured output. Use when converting formats, validating structure, extracting fields, analyzing nested data.

Parse and extract data from various file formats.

Commands

json

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

scripts/script.sh json

csv

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

scripts/script.sh csv

xml

Parse XML files with optional XPath (requires python3)

scripts/script.sh xml

yaml

Parse YAML files with optional key path (requires python3)

scripts/script.sh yaml

lines

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

scripts/script.sh lines

split

Split file content by delimiter

scripts/script.sh split

extract

Extract text matching a regex pattern

scripts/script.sh extract

stats

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

scripts/script.sh stats

Requirements

• python3
• jq (optional)

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Data Storage

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