How to Install Bsimp on Windows 10

Bsimp is a command-line utility for simplifying JSON and YAML data. In this tutorial, we will see how to install Bsimp on Windows 10.

Prerequisites

Before installing Bsimp on your Windows 10 system, you should have the following prerequisites:

Steps to Install Bsimp

Follow the below steps to install Bsimp on your Windows 10 system:

  1. Open the command prompt on your Windows 10 system, and navigate to a directory where you want to install Bsimp.

  2. Clone the Bsimp repository from GitHub by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/akrylysov/bsimp.git
  1. After cloning the repository, navigate to the Bsimp directory by running the following command:
cd bsimp
  1. Build the Bsimp binary file by running the following command:
go build
  1. After the build is successful, you should see a bsimp.exe binary file in the same directory.

  2. Add the bsimp.exe binary file to your system's PATH variable by running the following command:

set PATH=%PATH%;%cd%
  1. Verify if Bsimp is installed correctly by running the following command:
bsimp -h

You should see the Bsimp help message displayed on the command prompt, indicating that Bsimp is installed correctly on your Windows 10 system.

Conclusion

In conclusion, we have seen how to install Bsimp on Windows 10 by cloning the repository, building the binary file using Go programming language, and adding the file to the PATH variable. Now you can use Bsimp command-line utility to simplify JSON and YAML data on your Windows 10 system.

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