Pretty print JSON

Format and colorize a JSON file

cat data.json | jq '.'
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More jq commands

  • Filter by field
    cat data.json | jq '.items[] | select(.status == "Running")'

    Select objects where a field equals a value

  • Extract specific fields
    cat data.json | jq '[.items[] | {name:.metadata.name, ns:.metadata.namespace}]'

    Project only specific fields into a new array

  • Group by field
    cat data.json | jq 'group_by(.namespace) | map({ns: .[0].namespace, count: length})'

    Aggregate items by a field value

  • Delete a field
    cat data.json | jq 'del(.metadata.managedFields)'

    Remove a field from JSON output

  • Convert array to lines
    cat data.json | jq -r '.items[].metadata.name'

    Raw output (-r) for scripting; one value per line

all 17 jq commands