Create a JSON object using a cli tool: jq

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We can define jq tool as what's sed but for JSON data: We can use it for multiple purposes, for example to create a valid JSON object.

Let's assume we want to create a JSON containing a multi-line string, we can simulate it like follows or just use some file with cat:

$ echo -e "multi\nline"
multi
line

07/12/2022