hocon(1)

Usage

hocon [options] get,set,unset PATH [VALUE]

Overview

The hocon(1) command can be used to get and set values on HOCON files. HOCON (Human-Optimized Config Object Notation) is a data format with the semantics of JSON, but more convenient as a human-editable config file format.

Examples

hocon -i settings.conf -o new_settings.conf set some.nested.value 42

hocon -f settings.conf set some.nested.value 42

cat settings.conf | hocon get some.nested.value

Commands

`get PATH`	Returns the value at the given path
`set PATH VALUE`	Sets or adds the given value at the given path
`unset PATH`	Removes the value at the given path

Options

-i, --in-file HOCON_FILE: HOCON file to read/modify. If omitted, STDIN assumed

-o, --out-file HOCON_FILE: File to be written to. If omitted, STDOUT assumed

-f, --file HOCON_FILE: File to read/write to. Equivalent to setting -i/-o to the same file

-j, --json: Output values from the 'get' subcommand in JSON format

-h, --help: Show usage help.

-v, --version: Show version.

Releases

Unchanged in 4 releases since Debian 10 (Buster).

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