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JQ to Dasel

The follow examples show a set of jq commands and the equivalent in dasel.
Select a single value
JQ
Dasel
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echo '{"name": "Tom"}' | jq '.name'
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"Tom"
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echo '{"name": "Tom"}' | dasel -p json '.name'
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"Tom"
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Select a nested value
JQ
Dasel
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echo '{"user": {"name": "Tom", "age": 27}}' | jq '.user.age'
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27
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echo '{"user": {"name": "Tom", "age": 27}}' | dasel -p json '.user.age'
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27
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Select an array index
JQ
Dasel
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echo '[1, 2, 3]' | jq '.[1]'
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2
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echo '[1, 2, 3]' | dasel -p json '.[1]'
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2
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Append to an array of strings
JQ
Dasel
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echo '["a", "b", "c"]' | jq '. += ["d"]'
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[
3
  "a",
4
  "b",
5
  "c",
6
  "d"
7
]
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echo '["a", "b", "c"]' | dasel put string -p json -s '.[]' d
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[
3
  "a",
4
  "b",
5
  "c",
6
  "d"
7
]
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Update a string value
JQ
Dasel
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echo '["a", "b", "c"]' | jq '.[1] = "d"'
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[
3
  "a",
4
  "d",
5
  "c"
6
]
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echo '["a", "b", "c"]' | dasel put string -p json '.[1]' d
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[
3
  "a",
4
  "d",
5
  "c"
6
]
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Update an int value
JQ
Dasel
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echo '[1, 2, 3]' | jq '.[1] = 5'
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[
3
  1,
4
  5,
5
  3
6
]
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echo '[1, 2, 3]' | dasel put int -p json '.[1]' 5
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[
3
  1,
4
  5,
5
  3
6
]
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Overwrite an object
JQ
Dasel put object
Dasel put document
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echo '{"user": {"name": "Tom", "age": 27}}' | jq '.user = {"name": "Frank", "age": 25}'
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{
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  "user": {
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    "name": "Frank",
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    "age": 25
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  }
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}
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echo '{"user": {"name": "Tom", "age": 27}}' | dasel put object -p json -t string -t int '.user' name=Frank age=25
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{
3
  "user": {
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    "age": 25,
5
    "name": "Frank"
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  }
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}
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echo '{"user": {"name": "Tom", "age": 27}}' | dasel put document -p json '.user' '{"name": "Frank", "age": 25}'
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{
3
  "user": {
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    "age": 25,
5
    "name": "Frank"
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  }
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}
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Append to an array of objects
Bash
Dasel put object
Dasel put document
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echo '{"users": [{"name": "Tom"}]}' | jq '.users += [{"name": "Frank"}]'
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{
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  "users": [
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    {
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      "name": "Tom"
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    },
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    {
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      "name": "Frank"
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    }
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  ]
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}
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echo '{"users": [{"name": "Tom"}]}' | dasel put object -p json -t string '.users.[]' name=Frank
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{
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  "users": [
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    {
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      "name": "Tom"
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    },
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    {
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      "name": "Frank"
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    }
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  ]
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}
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echo '{"users": [{"name": "Tom"}]}' | dasel put document -p json '.users.[]' '{"name":"Frank"}'
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{
3
  "users": [
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    {
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      "name": "Tom"
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    },
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    {
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      "name": "Frank"
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    }
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  ]
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}
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Contents

Select a single value

Select a nested value

Select an array index

Append to an array of strings

Update a string value

Update an int value

Overwrite an object

Append to an array of objects