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Pipe JSON output to jq for filtering.

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Section: Config Files and Scripting

Parse JSON with jq

bash
bash
curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/curl/curl | jq '.stargazers_count'
Explanation

curl focuses on transfer; pair it with `jq` for JSON processing.

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