Select An Object From A JSON Array In jq

September 2023

echo '[ 
    {
      "k": "alfa", 
      "v": "bravo"
    },
    {
      "k": "charlie",
      "v": "delta"
    }
  ]' | jq '.[] | select(.k == "charlie")'

Output:

{
  "k": "charlie",
  "v": "delta"
}

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