jq

Command-line JSON processor.

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Verified: 2025-09-22

Syntax

$jq [OPTIONEN] FILTER [DATEI...]

Examples

$jq '.key' datei.json

$jq '.[]' datei.json

Typical use cases

Standard usage

jq --help

Note Essential for JSON manipulation.

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