# 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 {{[-J|--json]}} {{uuid1 uuid2 ...}}` - Do not print a header line: `uuidparse {{[-n|--noheadings]}} {{uuid1 uuid2 ...}}` - Use the raw output format: `uuidparse {{[-r|--raw]}} {{uuid1 uuid2 ...}}` - Specify which of the four output columns to print: `uuidparse {{[-o|--output]}} {{UUID,VARIANT,TYPE,TIME}}` - Display help: `uuidparse {{[-h|--help]}}`