jq - jq JSON Processor for Command Line Data Manipulation
Process JSON data through filtering, transformation, and manipulation in command line
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Updated: 2026-02-12Capabilities
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What this skill does
- filter JSON fields
- transform JSON structures
- manipulate JSON data
- pretty-print JSON
- parse JSON from stdin
- combine JSON files
- sort JSON data
- group JSON elements
Inputs
- JSON files
- JSON data streams
- command line arguments
- URL JSON sources
Outputs
- processed JSON output
- filtered JSON results
- transformed JSON data
- formatted text output
Requirements
- command line environment
- jq tool installed
- JSON data input
- Unix/Linux system