How to install JQ on Mac by command-line?

Question

I need to know the most efficient way of installing JQ on Mac (el capitan). The code is downloaded to my mac but I would like to know how I can install and operate the via the c

Answer 1

On a Mac, the "most efficient" way to install jq would probably be using homebrew, e.g.

brew install jq

If you want the development version, you could try:

brew install --HEAD jq

but this has various pre-requisites.

Detailed instructions are on the "Installation" page of the jq wiki: https://github.com/stedolan/jq/wiki/Installation

The same page also includes details regarding installation from source, and has notes on installing with MacPorts.