Merge pull request #4003 from duckdb/jsonarray

Clarify JSON type in JSON export
duckdb · Nov 1, 2024 · 9da292f · 9da292f
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diff --git a/docs/guides/file_formats/json_export.md b/docs/guides/file_formats/json_export.md
@@ -17,4 +17,10 @@ The result of queries can also be directly exported to a JSON file:
 COPY (SELECT * FROM tbl) TO 'output.json';
 ```
 
+The JSON export writes JSON lines by default. The `ARRAY` option can be used to write a JSON array instead.
+
+```sql
+COPY tbl TO 'output.json' (ARRAY);
+```
+
 For additional options, see the [`COPY` statement documentation]({% link docs/sql/statements/copy.md %}).