[jq cheatsheet] Basic jq usage #jq #json

jq-cheatsheet.sh

#### jq: sort by key value
jq '. | sort_by(.name)'

# Input 
#   [{name: "casey","age":54}, {"name": "Mary", "age":31}, {"name": "John", "age":20}]
# Output:
#   [{"name": "John",  "age": 20}, {"name": "Mary", "age":31}.{"name": "casey", "age":54}]


#### jq: filter by key value
jq ' .[] | select (.paid == "yes")'

# Input 
#   [{"name": "casey", "paid": "no"}, {"name": "Mary", "paid": "yes"}, {"name": "John", "paid": "no"}]
# Output:
#    {"name": "Mary", "paid": "yes"}