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+jq
+==
+
+jq is a command-line JSON processor.
+
+If you want to learn to use jq, read the documentation at
+[https://stedolan.github.com/jq](https://stedolan.github.com/jq). This
+documentation is generated from the docs/ folder of this repository.
+
+If you want to hack on jq, feel free, but be warned that its internals
+are not well-documented at the moment. Bring a hard hat and a shovel.
+
+You can find some basic build instructions at
+[https://stedolan.github.com/jq/download](https://stedolan.github.com/jq/download)