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<h1 id="using-csv2json">Using csv2json</h1>
<p>Convert data1.csv to data1.json using command line options and Unix
pipes. The result will be an array of JSON objects.</p>
<pre class="shell"><code>    csv2json -i data1.csv -o data1.json
    cat data1.csv | csv2json &gt; data1.json</code></pre>
<p>Convert data1.csv to JSON blobs, one line per blob.</p>
<pre class="shell"><code>    csv2json -as-blobs -i data1.csv
    cat data1.csv | csv2json -as-blobs</code></pre>
<h2 id="example-files">example files</h2>
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<li><a href="data1.csv">data1.csv</a></li>
<li><a href="blobs.txt">blobs.txt</a></li>
<li><a href="csv2json-demo.bash">csv2json-demo.bash</a></li>
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