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| # writeJson(file, object, [options, callback])
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| Writes an object to a JSON file.
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| 
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| **Alias:** `writeJSON()`
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| 
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| - `file` `<String>`
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| - `object` `<Object>`
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| - `options` `<Object>`
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|   - `spaces` `<Number|String>` Number of spaces to indent; or a string to use for indentation (i.e. pass `'\t'` for tab indentation). See [the docs](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/JSON/stringify#The_space_argument) for more info.
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|   - `EOL` `<String>` Set EOL character. Default is `\n`.
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|   - `replacer` [JSON replacer](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/JSON/stringify#The_replacer_parameter)
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|   - Also accepts [`fs.writeFile` options](https://nodejs.org/api/fs.html#fs_fs_writefile_file_data_options_callback)
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| - `callback` `<Function>`
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| 
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| ## Example:
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| ```js
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| const fs = require('fs-extra')
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| fs.writeJson('./package.json', {name: 'fs-extra'}, err => {
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|   if (err) return console.error(err)
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| 
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|   console.log('success!')
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| })
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| 
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| // With Promises
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| fs.writeJson('./package.json', {name: 'fs-extra'})
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| .then(() => {
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|   console.log('success!')
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| })
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| .catch(err => {
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|   console.error(err)
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| })
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| ```
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| 
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| ---
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| 
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| **See also:** [`outputJson()`](outputJson.md)
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