filtering data using parameters

Question

I have this command that is working..

cat  ~/Desktop/results.json |  jq \'.[] | .environmentStatuses[].deploymentResult | select(.key.entityKey.key==\"39583746-3         


        

Answer 1

When trying to use extra parameters in your filters, use the --arg option to pass them in. Don't rely on the shell to insert it into your filter string, keep that separate.

jq --arg key "$enkey" '.[] |
  .environmentStatuses[].deploymentResult |
  select(.key.entityKey.key == $key) |
  .lifeCycleState' ~/Desktop/results.json

Answer 2

This worked for me :

  jq '.[] | .environmentStatuses[].deploymentResult |
  select(.key.entityKey.key == "'$key'") |
  .lifeCycleState' ~/Desktop/results.json 

--arg does not works as expected ...