How to convert YAML to JSON with PowerShell Core

PowerShell Core doesn't provide a built-in cmdlet to parse YAML. However, there is a PowerShell module called powershell-yaml that provides the ConvertFrom-Yaml and ConvertTo-Yaml cmdlets. The following example shows how to convert a YAML file to a JSON file with PowerShell Core:

$InputFile = "test.yaml"
$OutputFile = "test.json"

Install-Module powershell-yaml -Scope CurrentUser
Get-Content -LiteralPath $InputFile |
    ConvertFrom-Yaml |
    ConvertTo-Json |
    Out-File -LiteralPath $OutputFile

#Resources

• Feature Request: Native support for YAML
• ConvertFrom-Yaml, ConvertTo-Yaml

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