NAME¶

j2cli - Command line tool for templating in shell-scripts

DESCRIPTION¶

usage: j2 [-h] [-v] [-f {?,ini,json,yaml,env}] [-e VAR]

: [--filters python-file [python-file ...]] [--tests python-file [python-file ...]] [--customize python-file.py] [--undefined] [-o outfile] template [data]

Command-line interface to Jinja2 for templating in shell scripts.

-h, --help: show this help message and exit
-v, --version: show program's version number and exit
-f {?,ini,json,yaml,env}, --format {?,ini,json,yaml,env}: Input data format
-e VAR, --import-env VAR: Import environment variables as `var` variable. Use empty string to import into the top level
--filters python-file [python-file ...]: Load custom Jinja2 filters from a Python file: all top-level functions are imported.
--tests python-file [python-file ...]: Load custom Jinja2 tests from a Python file.
--customize python-file.py: A Python file that implements hooks to fine-tune the j2cli behavior
--undefined: Allow undefined variables to be used in templates (no error will be raised)
-o outfile: Output to a file instead of stdout