jq: add 'output to string' example (#2916)

2019-04-22 16:22:29 -04:00
parent d0677b83d2
commit c24e2d610c
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--- a/pages/common/jq.md
+++ b/pages/common/jq.md
@@ -29,3 +29,7 @@
 - Combine multiple filters:

 `cat {{file.json}} | jq 'unique | sort | reverse'`
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+- Output the value of a given key to a string (and disable JSON output):
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+`cat {{file.json}} | jq --raw-output '"some text: \(.{{key_name}})"'`