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This resonates with me. I don't need more example of basic selects.. json is a tree structure and jq is a tool that allows us to select elements from a tree and
by waynesonfire 6y ago
This resonates with me. I don't need more example of basic selects.. json is a tree structure and jq is a tool that allows us to select elements from a tree and transform them.
I would like to see a document that talks about jq from this more abstract perspective and what capabilities exist in this context. For example, can I select two arbitrary branches? Can I merge / move branches? Once we have a grasp of tree manipulation capabilities that are made available through the DSL we can lookup the syntax. Can I select a node and apply filters to it's children? There are so many ways in which a tree can be manipulated and I personally need a higher level description of what I can accomplish with jq.