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jq JSON with newlines output formatting madness - bash vs zsh discrepancy
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$ jq --version | |
jq-1.6 | |
--- | |
bash-3.2$ jq --null-input --compact-output --raw-output --monochrome-output --arg test 'A\nB' '{test: $test}' | |
{"test":"A\\nB"} | |
bash-3.2$ OUT=$(jq --null-input --compact-output --raw-output --monochrome-output --arg test 'A\nB' '{test: $test}'); echo $OUT | |
{"test":"A\\nB"} | |
zsh-5.8.1> jq --null-input --compact-output --raw-output --monochrome-output --arg test 'A\nB' '{test: $test}' | |
{"test":"A\\nB"} | |
zsh-5.8.1> OUT=$(jq --null-input --compact-output --raw-output --monochrome-output --arg test 'A\nB' '{test: $test}'); echo $OUT | |
{"test":"A\nB"} | |
# Folks on SO suggest to use printf %b to obtain \n instead of \\n | |
# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/67391180/use-newline-with-jq | |
# But discrepancy in zsh between the modes are still there | |
zsh-5.8.1> jq --null-input --compact-output --raw-output --monochrome-output --arg test "$(printf %b 'A\nB')" '{test: $test}' | |
{"test":"A\nB"} | |
zsh-5.8.1> OUT=$(jq --null-input --compact-output --raw-output --monochrome-output --arg test "$(printf %b 'A\nB')" '{test: $test}'); echo $OUT | |
{"test":"A | |
B"} |
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