jq Cheat Sheet/Transform object entries

Update every key-value pair in an object.

Section: Variables, Reduce, and Advanced Transformations

Transform object entries

bash
bash
echo '{"a":1,"b":2}' | jq 'with_entries(.key |= ascii_upcase)'
Explanation

`with_entries()` is object-oriented `map()` over `to_entries` output.

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