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## [Effortless JSON creation from Linux command line output](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/effortless-json-creation-from-linux-command-line-output/74362)

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**Author:** [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [20 February 2023 19:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/effortless-json-creation-from-linux-command-line-output/74362 "2023-02-20T19:50:46Z")

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Edit: corrected install directory I have been struggling to get data from Linux commands into Node-red as JSON format and stumbled upon this utility. Maybe other people will find it useful. jc is a Python based comman…