Break jq query string into lines
问题 How can i break jq string into lines, this is for long lines, when i put "\" query breaks. vpcExists=$(aws ec2 describe-vpcs --profile $profile | jq -r --arg vpcId "$vpcId" '.[][] | \ select(.VpcId == $vpcId) \ | .["State"]' \ ) 回答1: jq is fine with literal line breaks, so just add linefeeds anywhere without trying to escape them: vpcExists=$(aws ec2 describe-vpcs --profile $profile | jq -r --arg vpcId "$vpcId" ' .[][] | select(.VpcId == $vpcId) | .["State"]' ) Here's a MCVE: jq -r --arg