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layout: post
category: perl
title: tidify a json in vim
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If you have to edit json files from vim, you may want to make them more readable, here is how you can do this:

start by installing the JSON::XS perl module from the CPAN

{% highlight perl %}
sudo cpan JSON::XS
{% endhighlight %}

then, edit your .vimrc and add the following

{% highlight vim %}
map <leader>jt  <Esc>:%!json_xs -f json -t json-pretty<CR>
{% endhighlight %}

now while editing a json file, you can hit *,jt* (or whatever your leader is set to) and tidify a json.