Jedit

Jedit is a command-line tool to view and edit large JSON file directly within your terminal.

Installation

To install Jedit, ensure you have Rust installed, then run:

cargo install jedit --locked

or, to build from source:

git clone https://github.com/aguss787/jedit.git
cd jedit
cargo build --release

Usage

$ jedit --help

View and edit JSON file

Usage: jedit [OPTIONS] <INPUT>

Arguments:
  <INPUT>  JSON file to edit

Options:
  -o, --output <OUTPUT>  Output file to write to. Defaults to overwrite the input file
  -h, --help             Print help
  -V, --version          Print version

Keybind

Key	Action
q	Exit
k / Up	Up
j / Down	Down
l / Enter / Space	Expand
Ctrl + u	Up 10
Ctrl + d	Down 10
g	Move to top
G	Move to bottom
h	Close
p	Toggle preview
e	Edit value
r	Rename key
d	Delete key
a	Append key
w	Save
K	Preview up
J	Preview down
Ctrl + U	Preview up 5
Ctrl + D	Preview down 5
H	Preview left
L	Preview right
Ctrl + Left	Preview window bigger
Ctrl + Right	Preview window smaller

Missing feature

• Custom keybind
• Search
• Inline key operation
  • Add new child key
• Prettier error message
• Help window