ziq is a lightweight command-line tool for processing JSON data on top of jq interactively

• jq: a powerful command-line JSON processor. If you don’t have jq installed, you can download it from the official website or use your package manager:

  # macOS (using Homebrew)
  brew install jq
  
  # Ubuntu/Debian
  sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y jq
  
  # Fedora
  sudo dnf install jq

1. Download the binary for your platform. from the latest releases For example, on Apple Silicon (ARM) macOS download ziq_mac_arm.

2. Rename the file to ziq:

   mv ziq_mac_arm ziq

3. Make it executable: add sudo if necessary.

   chmod +x ziq

4. Move it into your PATH so you can run it from anywhere. For example:

   sudo mv ziq /usr/local/bin/

   You can also copy it into ~/bin or another directory in your PATH.

Pass a JSON file (or any JSON stream) to ziq via stdin:

ziq < data.json

Example: filter and transform JSON input using your preferred jq filters:

cat data.json | ziq

ziq < ./data.json

• navigate to privacy and security tab under setting scroll down and make sure to allow running ziq.

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open issues or pull requests on the GitHub repository.