jose-jws-fmt(1)
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== NAME

jose-jws-fmt - Converts a JWS between serialization formats

== SYNOPSIS

*jose jws fmt* -i JWS [-I PAY] [-o JWS] [-O PAY] [-c]

== OVERVIEW

The *jose jws fmt* command converts a JWS into alternative serialization
formats. For example, it can:

1. Attach payload to a detached JWS.
2. Detach payload from a JWS.
3. Convert JWS Compact Serialization to JWS JSON Serialization.
4. Convert JWS JSON Serialization to JWS Compact Serialization.

== OPTIONS

*  *-i* _JSON_, *--input*=_JSON_ :
  Parse JWS from JSON

*  *-i* _FILE_, *--input*=_FILE_ :
  Read JWS from FILE

*  *-i* -, *--input*=-:
  Read JWS from standard input

*  *-I* _FILE_, *--detached*=_FILE_ :
  Read decoded payload from FILE

*  *-I* -, *--detached*=- :
  Read decoded payload from standard input

*  *-o* _FILE_, *--output*=_FILE_ :
  Write JWS to FILE

*  *-o* -, *--output*=- :
  Write JWS to stdout (default)

*  *-O* _FILE_, *--detach*=_FILE_ :
  Detach payload and decode to FILE

*  *-O* -, *--detach*=- :
  Detach payload and decode to standard output

*  *-c*, *--compact* :
  Output JWS using compact serialization

== EXAMPLES

Attach payload to a detached JWS and emit JWS Compact Serialization:

    $ jose jws fmt -i msg.jws -I msg.txt -o compact.jws -c

Detach payload from a JWS:

    $ jose jws fmt -i msg.jws -o detached.jws -O msg.txt

== AUTHOR

Nathaniel McCallum <npmccallum@redhat.com>

== SEE ALSO

link:jose-jws-sig.1.adoc[*jose-jws-sig*(1)],
link:jose-jws-ver.1.adoc[*jose-jws-ver*(1)]