Efficient JSON Parsing in POSIX Shell: A Simplified Approach
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Summary
The article discusses the challenges of parsing JSON in the Unix shell and presents a single-function JSON parser for the POSIX shell as an alternative to existing tools like jq and Python. It emphasizes the simplicity and efficiency of the proposed solution.
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· 4 pulledJSON is not a friendly format to the Unix shell — it’s hierarchical.
Another option is to use Python, which is ubiquitous enough that it can be expected to be installed on virtually every machine.
However, I already had a working POSIX shell script that
There are well-known tools such as jq that let you correctly parse JSON documents in the shell.
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