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title	category	tagline	source	package	command	website	code
jq	Terminal and shell	Read, filter and reshape JSON on the command line.	pacman	jq	jq	https://jqlang.org/	https://github.com/jqlang/jq

What it is

jq is a command-line processor for JSON. It pretty-prints JSON, pulls out the fields you want, and transforms data with a small filter language, which makes it the standard way to work with API responses and JSON files in scripts.

curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/jqlang/jq | jq '.stargazers_count'

Why it's here

• JSON everywhere. APIs and many tools output JSON, and jq makes it readable.
• Scriptable. Shell scripts use it to pick values out of JSON.

On CoreDesktop

jq is installed from pacman. CoreDesktop's own scripts use it too, for example configure reads Tailscale's status with it. update keeps jq current along with the rest of the pacman packages.