edit json file using script

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I have a json file that it has more than 30k lines, and I need to replace all instances of }{ in the file with },{ by using script shell or just a text editor like less or vim.

Irrelevant nitpick: less isn't an editor, it's just a pager (a text viewer, if you like). — terdon, Dec 13 '17 at 16:26

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 13 '17 at 16:31

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Just use sed:

sed 's/}{/},{/g' orig.json > new.json

Or, to edit the file in place (this will copy the original to orig.json.bak):

sed -i.bak 's/}{/},{/g' orig.json

edited Dec 13 '17 at 16:31

dessert

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answered Dec 13 '17 at 16:25

terdon

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If there is a return line between } and {, should I put sed 's/}/n{/},{/g' orig.json > new.json ?? – HISI Dec 13 '17 at 16:29
\n instead of /n. But that won't work. See here: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/26284/how-can-i-use-sed-to-replace-a-multi-line-string – pLumo Dec 13 '17 at 16:33
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@YassineSihi no, if there's a return line then you are asking for something completely different and that won't work. That's why you shjould always include examples when asking this sort of question. }{ is not the same as } { and not the same as }\n{ or }\t{. – terdon Dec 13 '17 at 16:33

edit json file using script

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