jq

Website: jqlang.github.io/jq

jq is a lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor. It is the go-to tool for parsing, filtering, mapping, and transforming JSON data in shell scripts and command-line workflows, supporting a rich query language similar to how sed/awk work for text.

Key Features

• JSON Query Language — Filter and transform JSON with a concise DSL
• Pipeline Operations — Pipe JSON through filters like shell pipes
• Array and Object Iteration — Map over data structures with .[]
• Built-in Functions — select(), map(), group_by(), sort(), and many more
• Pretty Printing — Format and colorize JSON output

Platform

Linux, macOS, BSD, Windows

Licence

MIT License

Website

jqlang.github.io/jq