json-sort-cli/README.md

Command line app to deep sort JSON files, retains package.json special key order

<h1 align="center">json-sort-cli</h1>

<p align="center">Command line app to deep sort JSON files, retains package.json special key order</p>

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## Install

```bash
npm i -g json-sort-cli
```

Then, call it from the command line using one of the following keywords:

```bash
jsonsort
sortjson
```

## Documentation

Please [visit codsen.com](https://codsen.com/os/json-sort-cli/) for a full description of the API. If you’re looking for the **Changelog**, it’s [here](https://github.com/codsen/codsen/blob/main/packages/json-sort-cli/CHANGELOG.md).

## Contributing

To report bugs or request features or assistance, [raise an issue](https://github.com/codsen/codsen/issues/new/choose) on GitHub.

## Licence

MIT License

Copyright © 2010-2025 Roy Revelt and other contributors

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