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jq

Command-line JSON processor

DESCRIPTION

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.

INSTALLATION

$ brew install jq

DETAILS

Repository
jqlang/jq (2026-07-19)
Website
jqlang.org
Author
jqlang
License
Other
Category
Data Processing
Language
C
Platforms
Linux, macOS, Windows
Version
jq-1.8.2 (2026-06-20)
Repo Age
14 years old

TAGS

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