jqlang / jq

# jq
`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.
## Documentation
- **Official Documentation**: jqlang.org
- **Try jq Online**: play.jqlang.org
## Installation
### Prebuilt Binaries
Download the latest releases from the GitHub release page.
The platform-specific assets are standalone executables, not archives. On macOS and Linux,
rename the downloaded file to `jq` and make it executable with `chmod +x jq`.
### Docker Image
Pull the jq image to start quickly with Docker.
#### Run with Docker
##### Example: Extracting the version from a `package.json` file
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##### Example: Extracting the version from a `package.json` file with a mounted volume
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### Building from source
#### Dependencies
- libtool
- make
- automake
- autoconf
#### Instructions
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Build a statically linked version:
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If you're not using the latest git version but instead building a released tarball (available on the release page), skip the `autoreconf` step, and flex or bison won't be needed.
##### Cross-Compilation
For details on cross-compilation, check out the GitHub Actions file and the cross-compilation wiki page.
## Community & Support
- Questions & Help: Stack Overflow (jq tag)
- Chat & Community: Join us on Discord
- Wiki & Advanced Topics: Explore the Wiki
## License
`jq` is released under the MIT License. `jq`'s documentation is
licensed under the Creative Commons CC BY 3.0.
`jq` uses parts of the open source C library "decNumber", which is distributed
under ICU License