Edit package.json from command line

Question

I\'m trying to add or edit a variable in my package.json from a shell script. So if i have a package.json like this:

{
  \"name\": \"my-project\",
  \"descripti         


        

Answer 1

If you don't want to install anything, you can also use a one-line script to modify the package.json:

node -e "let pkg=require('./package.json'); pkg.homepage='${CI_PAGES_URL}'; require('fs').writeFileSync('package.json', JSON.stringify(pkg, null, 2));"