Select

Select is the default command for the dasel cli.
The select command allows you to select data from any supported data structure.
Usage
$ echo '{"name":{"first":"Tom","last":"Wright"}}' | dasel -r json 'name.first'
"Tom"
See the function documentation for information on the available selectors.
Flags/Args
Flag
Type
Description
Default
--colour
bool
Print colourised output.
false
--escape-html
bool
Escape HTML tags when writing output.
false
-f, --file
string
The file to query.
If no file is given dasel reads from stdin.
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--pretty
bool
Pretty print the output.
true
-r, --read
string
The parser to use when reading.
If no parser is given dasel attempts to find a parser from the --file flag.
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-s, --selector
string
The selector used to query the input data.
If no flag is given dasel attempts to use the first argument as the selector.
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-w, --write
string
The parser to use when writing.
If no parser is given dasel will use the --read flag.
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Flag	Type	Description	Default
`--colour`	`bool`	Print colourised output.	`false`
`--escape-html`	`bool`	Escape HTML tags when writing output.	`false`
`-f`, `--file`	`string`	The file to query. If no file is given dasel reads from `stdin`.
`--pretty`	`bool`	Pretty print the output.	`true`
`-r`, `--read`	`string`	The parser to use when reading. If no parser is given dasel attempts to find a parser from the `--file` flag.
`-s`, `--selector`	`string`	The selector used to query the input data. If no flag is given dasel attempts to use the first argument as the selector.
`-w`, `--write`	`string`	The parser to use when writing. If no parser is given dasel will use the `--read` flag.

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