jq supports both modes. You can use --slurp to pull all newline-separated input into a big array before it starts to process it, otherwise it should produce a r

jq supports both modes. You can use --slurp to pull all newline-separated input into a big array before it starts to process it, otherwise it should produce a result for each complete object parsed (I think): https://jqlang.github.io/jq/manual/#invoking-jq https://jqlang.github.io/jq/manual/#invoking-jq Edit: ah, the streaming described in your comment is also available via --stream, but the format presented to the selection-filtering-transformation stage will be a bit different.