Can I pass a string variable to jq not the file?

Question

I want to convert JSON string into an array in bash. The JSON string is passed to the bash script as an argument (it doesn\'t exist in a file).

Is there a way of ach

Answer 1

If you're trying to do this in a .sh file, this is what worked for me:

local json_data $(getJiraIssue "$1")               # store JSON in var
echo `jq -n "$json_data" | jq '.fields.summary'`   # pass that JSON var to jq