This article spotlights alternative tools to jq, a command-line JSON processor.
| Alternatives to jq | |
|---|---|
| fx | JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) viewer with streaming and mouse support |
| gojq | Pure Go implementation of jq |
| jello | Filter JSON and JSON Lines data with Python syntax |
| jless | Command-line JSON viewer written in Rust |
| emuto | Small language for manipulating and restructuring JSON and other data files |
| unqery | Query and transform JSON data |
| htmlq | Like jq but for HTML |
| faq | Billed as a more flexible jq supporting additional formats |
| jaq | jq clone focused on correctness, speed, and simplicity |
| Interoperable configuration format transcoder with jq query syntax | |
Are we missing any open source alternatives to jq? Please let us know.
All the CLI tools in this series.
| Alternatives to CLI tools |
|---|
| age // awk // bc // cal // cat // cd // chmod // cksum // cloc // cmp // compress // cp // cron // curl // cut // date // dd // df // diff // dig // du // fdisk // file // find // free // ftp // grep // gzip // hexdump // history // jq // kill // less // locate // ls // lsof // make // man // more // mv / ping // ps // psql // rename // rm // sed // split // ssh // stow // strings // sudo // sysctl // tail // talk // tar // telnet // time // top // touch // traceroute // tree // uname // uniq // uptime // vi // watch // Wget // who // whois // xargs |
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That’s a great suggestion buddy. I’ve added gojq.
htmlq is like jq but for HTML
Thanks Nelson. I’ve added a page (really just a stub but it’ll suffice for now).
I quite like using faq, it’s similar to jq but offers more formats. It’s written in Go, a language I’ve fallen in love with despite race condition issues.
Thanks Pierre. faq is now included. Keep them rolling in!