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last time when did you use Regular Expressions? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/programming

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

AWK doesn't work with json IIRC. You have to use jq to deal with json.

[–] NostraDavid 1 points 5 months ago

While yes, the way I had it structured looked like a CSV if you squinted a little, I do fully agree AWK can't be used for just any old JSON.

jq is dope, but that language still feels pretty confusing IMO.