json-settings.md

JSON Settings

You can customize the way that JSON is formatted when it's written to files such as server.json and box.json as well as how it displays in the console when using commands such as server show and package show

JSON.indent

string

String to use for indenting lines. Defaults to four spaces.

config set JSON.indent="  "

JSON.lineEnding

string

String to use for line endings. Defaults to CRLF on Windows and LF on *nix. Pass the actual character to use, not a placeholder.

config set JSON.lineEnding=`#chr 10`

JSON.spaceAfterColon

boolean

Add space after each colon like "value": true instead of "value":true Defaults to false

config set JSON.spaceAfterColon=true

JSON.sortKeys

string

Specify a sort type to sort the keys of json objects: text or textnocase

config set JSON.sortKeys=textnocase

JSON.ANSIColors

struct

A struct of colors to use when displaying JSON in the CLI. You can use any color name from the system-colors command or a direct ANSI escape sequence.

JSON.ANSIColors.constant

string

The color to use for constant values (true/false/null). Defaults to "red".

config set JSON.ANSIColors.constant=PaleTurquoise1

JSON.ANSIColors.key

string

The color to use for object key names. Defaults to "blue".

config set JSON.ANSIColors.key=Purple5

JSON.ANSIColors.number

string

The color to use for numbers. Defaults to "aqua".

config set JSON.ANSIColors.number=SeaGreen3

JSON.ANSIColors.string

string

The color to use for quoted string values. Defaults to "lime".

config set JSON.ANSIColors.string=MistyRose3