Syntax: cat <filename> | jq -c '.[] | select( .<key> | contains("<value>"))'
Example: To get json record having _id equal 611
cat my.json | jq -c '.[] | select( ._id | contains(611))'Remember: if JSON value has no double quotes (eg. for numeric) to do not supply in filter i.e. in contains(611)
| #!/bin/bash | |
| export TERM=xterm-color | |
| export CLICOLOR=1 | |
| export GREP_OPTIONS='--color=auto' | |
| # export LSCOLORS=Exfxcxdxbxegedabagacad | |
| export LSCOLORS=gxfxcxdxbxegedabagacad # Dark lscolor scheme | |
| # Don't put duplicate lines in your bash history | |
| export HISTCONTROL=ignoredups | |
| # increase history limit (100KB or 5K entries) | |
| export HISTFILESIZE=100000 |