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Jq (programming language)

jq is a widely-used command-line utility and very high-level, functional, domain-specific programming language designed for processing JSON data. jq filters its input data to produce modified output in a manner similar to AWK or sed. The input typically consists of one or more JSON values but may instead by one or more lines of text. In jq, programs…

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Designed by
Stephen Dolan
First appeared
August 21, 2012; 14 years ago (2012-08-21)
Implementation language
Haskell (original) C (later)
License
MIT
Memory management
automatic
OS
Cross-platform: Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, Solaris[note 1]

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Jq (programming language)

Nodes41
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Avg. degree1.95
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Jq (programming language)

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Designed by · 1
Jq (programming language) → Stephen Dolan
First appeared · 1
Jq (programming language) → August 21, 2012; 14 years ago (2012-08-21)
Implementation language · 1
Jq (programming language) → Haskell (original) C (later)
License · 1
Jq (programming language) → MIT
Memory management · 1
Jq (programming language) → automatic
OS · 1
Jq (programming language) → Cross-platform: Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, Solaris[note 1]
Paradigms · 1
Jq (programming language) → Purely functional, JSON-oriented processing, tacit
Platform · 1
Jq (programming language) → Cross-platform: ARM, x86-64
Scope · 1
Jq (programming language) → lexical
Stable release · 1
Jq (programming language) → 1.8.2 / 20 June 2026

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jq json sed language filters data input implementation programming inputs command-line processing output functional example stream one lines text yaml

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Jq (programming language)First appearedAugust 21, 2012; 14 years ago (2012-08-21)1.00infobox
Jq (programming language)Implementation languageHaskell (original) C (later)1.00infobox
Jq (programming language)LicenseMIT1.00infobox
Jq (programming language)Memory managementautomatic1.00infobox
Jq (programming language)OSCross-platform: Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, Solaris[note 1]1.00infobox
Jq (programming language)ParadigmsPurely functional, JSON-oriented processing, tacit1.00infobox
Jq (programming language)PlatformCross-platform: ARM, x86-641.00infobox
Jq (programming language)Scopelexical1.00infobox
Jq (programming language)Stable release1.8.2 / 20 June 20261.00infobox
Jq (programming language)Typing disciplinedynamic1.00infobox
Jq (programming language)Websitejqlang.org1.00infobox

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