ijq mit Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman installieren

Projektlinks

• Homepage

Befehle und Aliase

• ijq

Projektgeschichte

The public tag history reaches v0.1.0 in 2020, and the project later moved its primary home to Codeberg while preserving a GitHub mirror for contributions. Release notes for v1.2.0 mention removing remaining SourceHut references, and v1.3.0 tells packagers that ijq lives at Codeberg.

The tool stayed intentionally close to jq rather than becoming a separate query language. Its later evolution added terminal usability features: asynchronous jq subprocess handling for large inputs, an overlay menu, configurable key bindings, filter history, and a config file.

Adoptionsgeschichte

ijq occupies the package-manager niche for people who already use jq but want fast feedback while building a filter. Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, and Alpine package metadata in the input show distribution across Unix-like package ecosystems; Homebrew formula metadata records binary bottles and install analytics.

Wie es verwendet wird

A common workflow is to open a JSON file or pipe API output into ijq, edit the jq filter interactively, then press Return to emit the filtered output and save the filter for later jq use. The README also documents history storage under the XDG data path and a config file for changing the history file, jq binary, pane visibility, and key bindings.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

For package nerds, ijq is interesting because it packages an ergonomic shell companion rather than a new data-processing stack. It is small, jq-compatible, and useful in the same workflows where people already install jq, fx, jless, or browser-based jqplay.

Zeitleiste

• 2020: v0.1.0 appears in the public tag history.
• 2024: v1.1.0 improves UI responsiveness by running jq subprocess work without blocking the main interface.
• 2025: v1.2.0 removes remaining SourceHut references and documents the Codeberg home for packagers.
• 2026: v1.3.0 adds a config file, overlay menu, history management, and Codeberg CI.

Related projects

• ijq is directly related to jq and jqplay. The README also points to vim-jqplay as similar work, while package users may compare it with adjacent JSON explorers such as fx or jless.

Quellen

• Project README, Codeberg release notes, Codeberg repository metadata, and Homebrew formula metadata.