How to convert a JSON object stream into an array with jq
Slurp it up with the -s option. $ jq -s ‘.’ <<< ‘{ “a”: 1 } { “b”: 2 }’ [ { “a”: 1 }, { “b”: 2 } ] As another option, reading the values using inputs is a much more flexible alternative. You’ll usually want to use this in conjunction with the -n …