# uuidparse > Parse universally unique identifiers. > See also: `uuidgen`. > More information: . - Parse the specified UUIDs, use a tabular output format: `uuidparse {{uuid1 uuid2 ...}}` - Parse UUIDs from `stdin`: `{{command}} | uuidparse` - Use the JSON output format: `uuidparse --json {{uuid1 uuid2 ...}}` - Do not print a header line: `uuidparse --noheadings {{uuid1 uuid2 ...}}` - Use the raw output format: `uuidparse --raw {{uuid1 uuid2 ...}}` - Specify which of the four output columns to print: `uuidparse --output {{UUID,VARIANT,TYPE,TIME}}` - Display help: `uuidparse -h`