jq reformatting decimals in scientific notation — can this be avoided?

Question

I found difference between json-data created by JavaScipt and via jq with bash (and other programming languages). With JavaScript I can create decimal numbers w

Answer 1

You can't change jq's behavior -- at present date, relevant feature requests are still open -- but you can reformat your numbers after they've been retrieved. For example:

json='{"decimal":0.00001}'
decimal=$(jq '.decimal' <<<"$json")
decimal_f=$(awk -v decimal="$decimal" 'BEGIN { printf("%f\n", decimal) }'