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How to do jq arithmetic under Windows
To perform arithmetic operations using jq
under Windows, you can make use of the --arg
option to pass variables to the jq
command.
Here's an example of performing arithmetic operations with jq
in Windows:
Open Command Prompt: Open the Windows Command Prompt by searching for "Command Prompt" in the Start menu.
Install
jq
: If you don't havejq
installed on your system, you can download the Windows binary from the officialjq
website (https://stedolan.github.io/jq/download/) and add it to your system's PATH.Execute Arithmetic Operation: Use the
jq
command along with the--arg
option to pass variables to thejq
command. Here's an example of adding two numbers usingjq
:bashecho '{"number1": 5, "number2": 10}' | jq --argjson sum 15 '.number1 + .number2 + $sum'
In this example, the JSON input
{"number1": 5, "number2": 10}
is passed tojq
, and the+
operator is used to add.number1
,.number2
, and the value of the$sum
variable.
You can modify the jq
expression and JSON input based on your specific arithmetic operation requirements. jq
provides a rich set of operators and functions that you can use for various arithmetic, logical, and transformation operations on JSON data.
By using the --arg
option to pass variables and using appropriate operators and functions, you can perform arithmetic operations with jq
in Windows.