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								# writeJson(file, object, [options, callback])
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								Writes an object to a JSON file.
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								**Alias:** `writeJSON()`
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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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								## Example:
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								```js
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								const fs = require('fs-extra')
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								// With a callback:
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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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								  console.log('success!')
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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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								// With async/await:
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								async function example () {
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								  try {
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								    await fs.writeJson('./package.json', {name: 'fs-extra'})
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								    console.log('success!')
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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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								example()
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								```
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								**See also:** [`outputJson()`](outputJson.md)
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