ipfs / ipfs/kubo

`ipfs --encoding=json ls` not returning JSON

Open
#7,050 5 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub
help wanted kind/bug P2
Dominant language
Go
Stars
17.1k
Forks
3.2k
Avg merge
3d 18h
Merged PRs (30d)
11

Description

#### Version information:
go-ipfs version: 0.4.23-6ce9a35
Repo version: 7
System version: amd64/darwin
Golang version: go1.13.7

#### Description:
The output of `ipfs --encoding=json ls` is expected to return JSON, as with other commands. Instead, the output is the same as without the `encoding` parameter.

Example:
```
$ ipfs ls /ipfs/QmQy8FTQCdJGtNHg92pc4B6F4cjnuSdrFx9gdRmkrE1rVF
QmWyDJmrr6cRwEpTF2VGhWDi4uytrDHT8S5BptVdkbhjpv 6060 README.md
```

```
$ ipfs --encoding=json ls /ipfs/QmQy8FTQCdJGtNHg92pc4B6F4cjnuSdrFx9gdRmkrE1rVF
QmWyDJmrr6cRwEpTF2VGhWDi4uytrDHT8S5BptVdkbhjpv 6060 README.md
```

Expected output similar to HTTP API call:
```
curl "http://localhost:5001/api/v0/ls?arg=/ipfs/QmQy8FTQCdJGtNHg92pc4B6F4cjnuSdrFx9gdRmkrE1rVF" | jq
{
"Objects": [
{
"Hash": "/ipfs/QmQy8FTQCdJGtNHg92pc4B6F4cjnuSdrFx9gdRmkrE1rVF",
"Links": [
{
"Name": "README.md",
"Hash": "QmWyDJmrr6cRwEpTF2VGhWDi4uytrDHT8S5BptVdkbhjpv",
"Size": 6060,
"Type": 2,
"Target": ""
}
]
}
]
}
```

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Assessment

This issue has not been assessed yet.

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.