jq.txt

* extract value of a key
	Input: {"foo": 42, "bar": "less interesting data"}
	$ jq '.foo'
	Output: 42

* extract value of array based on index
	Input: [{"name":"JSON", "good":true}, {"name":"XML", "good":false}]
	$ jq '.[0]'
	{"name":"JSON", "good":true}'

	Input: ["a","b","c","d","e"]
	$ jq '.[2:4]'
	Output: ["c", "d"]

	Input: [1,2,3]
	$ jq '.[]'
	Output: 1
		2
		3

* run multiple filters at the same time
	Input: {"foo": 42, "bar": "something else", "baz": true}
	$ jq '.foo, .bar'
	Output: 42
		"something else"

* construct new array
	Input: {"user":"stedolan", "projects": ["jq", "wikiflow"]}
	$ jq '[.user, .projects[]]'
	Output: ["stedolan", "jq", "wikiflow"]

* construct new dictionary object
	Input: {"user":"stedolan","titles":["JQ Primer", "More JQ"]}
	$ jq '{user, title: .titles[]}'
	Output: {"user":"stedolan", "title": "JQ Primer"}
		{"user":"stedolan", "title": "More JQ"}

	Input: {"user":"stedolan","titles":["JQ Primer", "More JQ"]}
	$ jq '{(.user): .titles}'
	Output: {"stedolan": ["JQ Primer", "More JQ"]}

* select/extract based on conditions
	Input: [{"id": "first", "val": 1}, {"id": "second", "val": 2}]
	$ jq '.[] | select(.id == "second")'
	Output: {"id": "second", "val": 2}