jq
Command-line JSON processor
INSTALLATION
$ brew install jq$ sudo apt install jq$ sudo pacman -S jq$ sudo dnf install jq$ winget install jqlang.jqDESCRIPTION
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.
DETAILS
- Repository
- jqlang/jq (2026-11-02)
- 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
STAR HISTORY
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SEE ALSO
- Featured in Modern Unix: better versions of classic commands
- Featured in JSON, CSV and data tools for the terminal
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