# parse-tree
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Generates a parse tree for the AWS CloudFormation Guard rules defined in a rules file.

## Syntax
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```
cfn-guard parse-tree 
--output <value>
--rules <value>
```

## Parameters
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`-h`, `--help`

Prints help information.

`-p`, `--print-json`

Prints the output in JSON format.

`-y`, `--print-yaml`

Prints the output in YAML format.

`-V`, `--version`

Prints version information.

## Options
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`-o`, `--output`

Writes the generated tree to an output file.

`-r`, `--rules`

Provides a rules file.

## Examples
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```
cfn-guard parse-tree --output output.json --rules rules.guard
```