#jq
3 pages tagged jq.
system_profiler
Deep-dive on system_profiler(8) — macOS's built-in inventory tool. Covers data types, text/XML/JSON output, piping into jq and plutil, common SP* probes (hardware, displays, memory, storage, USB, network, software), detail levels, and fleet inventory recipes.
jq
Slice, filter, map, and transform JSON data from the command line. Covers all essential filters, built-in functions, select, map, reduce, streaming, jq 1.7/1.8 additions, and real-world API response processing.
ffprobe
Comprehensive ffprobe reference for inspecting media files — formats, streams, frames, packets, chapters, metadata — with output formats (default, json, csv, xml, flat, ini), select_streams, show_entries, and one-liners for duration, fps, codec, resolution, and bitrate.