Jesper Rønn-Jensen
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The description of the Alternative operator `//` was hard for me to grasp in its wording. I suggest dividing the looong sentence into two parts. Since it is actually an alternative formulation, the sentence can be divided into the first formulation, and the alternative formulation.
jq
jq is a lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor akin to sed,awk,grep, and friends for JSON data. It's written in portable C and has zero runtime dependencies, allowing you to easily slice, filter, map, and transform structured data.
Documentation
- Official Documentation: jqlang.github.io/jq
- Try jq Online: jqplay.org
Installation
Prebuilt Binaries
Download the latest releases from the GitHub release page.
Docker Image
Pull the jq image to start quickly with Docker.
Building from source
Dependencies
- libtool
- make
- automake
- autoconf
Instructions
git submodule update --init # if building from git to get oniguruma
autoreconf -i # if building from git
./configure --with-oniguruma=builtin
make -j8
make check
sudo make install
Build a statically linked version:
make LDFLAGS=-all-static
If you're not using the latest git version but instead building a released tarball (available on the release page), skip the autoreconf step, and flex or bison won't be needed.
Cross-Compilation
For details on cross-compilation, check out the GitHub Actions file and the cross-compilation wiki page.
Community & Support
- Questions & Help: Stack Overflow (jq tag)
- Chat & Community: Join us on Discord
- Wiki & Advanced Topics: Explore the Wiki
License
jq is released under the MIT License.