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@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ options:
--in-place, -i Edit files in place (no backup - use caution)
--version show program's version number and exit
-jq - commandline JSON processor [version 1.6]
+jq - commandline JSON processor [version 1.7]
Usage: jq [options] <jq filter> [file...]
jq [options] --args <jq filter> [strings...]
@@ -26,39 +26,54 @@ its JSON text inputs and producing the filter's results as JSON on
standard output.
The simplest filter is ., which copies jq's input to its output
-unmodified (except for formatting, but note that IEEE754 is used
-for number representation internally, with all that that implies).
-
-For more advanced filters see the jq(1) manpage ("man jq")
-and/or https://stedolan.github.io/jq
+unmodified except for formatting. For more advanced filters see
+the jq(1) manpage ("man jq") and/or https://jqlang.github.io/jq/.
Example:
$ echo '{"foo": 0}' | jq .
{
- "foo": 0
+ "foo": 0
}
-Some of the options include:
- -c compact instead of pretty-printed output;
- -n use `null` as the single input value;
- -e set the exit status code based on the output;
- -s read (slurp) all inputs into an array; apply filter to it;
- -r output raw strings, not JSON texts;
- -R read raw strings, not JSON texts;
- -C colorize JSON;
- -M monochrome (don't colorize JSON);
- -S sort keys of objects on output;
- --tab use tabs for indentation;
- --arg a v set variable $a to value <v>;
- --argjson a v set variable $a to JSON value <v>;
- --slurpfile a f set variable $a to an array of JSON texts read from <f>;
- --rawfile a f set variable $a to a string consisting of the contents of <f>;
- --args remaining arguments are string arguments, not files;
- --jsonargs remaining arguments are JSON arguments, not files;
- -- terminates argument processing;
+Command options:
+ -n, --null-input use `null` as the single input value;
+ -R, --raw-input read each line as string instead of JSON;
+ -s, --slurp read all inputs into an array and use it as
+ the single input value;
+ -c, --compact-output compact instead of pretty-printed output;
+ -r, --raw-output output strings without escapes and quotes;
+ --raw-output0 implies -r and output NUL after each output;
+ -j, --join-output implies -r and output without newline after
+ each output;
+ -a, --ascii-output output strings by only ASCII characters
+ using escape sequences;
+ -S, --sort-keys sort keys of each object on output;
+ -C, --color-output colorize JSON output;
+ -M, --monochrome-output disable colored output;
+ --tab use tabs for indentation;
+ --indent n use n spaces for indentation (max 7 spaces);
+ --unbuffered flush output stream after each output;
+ --stream parse the input value in streaming fashion;
+ --stream-errors implies --stream and report parse error as
+ an array;
+ --seq parse input/output as application/json-seq;
+ -f, --from-file file load filter from the file;
+ -L directory search modules from the directory;
+ --arg name value set $name to the string value;
+ --argjson name value set $name to the JSON value;
+ --slurpfile name file set $name to an array of JSON values read
+ from the file;
+ --rawfile name file set $name to string contents of file;
+ --args consume remaining arguments as positional
+ string values;
+ --jsonargs consume remaining arguments as positional
+ JSON values;
+ -e, --exit-status set exit status code based on the output;
+ -V, --version show the version;
+ --build-configuration show jq's build configuration;
+ -h, --help show the help;
+ -- terminates argument processing;
Named arguments are also available as $ARGS.named[], while
positional arguments are available as $ARGS.positional[].
-
-See the manpage for more options.