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Source code changes of the file "docs/content/3.manual/v1.3/manual.yml" between
jq-1.5.tar.gz and jq-1.6.tar.gz

About: jq is a lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor.

manual.yml  (jq-1.5)	:	manual.yml  (jq-1.6)
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Don't read any input at all! Instead, the filter is run once		Don't read any input at all! Instead, the filter is run once
using `null` as the input. This is useful when using jq as a		using `null` as the input. This is useful when using jq as a
simple calculator or to construct JSON data from scratch.		simple calculator or to construct JSON data from scratch.
* `--compact-output` / `-c`:		* `--compact-output` / `-c`:
By default, jq pretty-prints JSON output. Using this option		By default, jq pretty-prints JSON output. Using this option
will result in more compact output by instead putting each		will result in more compact output by instead putting each
JSON object on a single line.		JSON object on a single line.
* `--colour-output` / `-C` and `--monochrome-output` / `-M`:		* `--color-output` / `-C` and `--monochrome-output` / `-M`:
By default, jq outputs colored JSON if writing to a		By default, jq outputs colored JSON if writing to a
terminal. You can force it to produce color even if writing to		terminal. You can force it to produce color even if writing to
a pipe or a file using `-C`, and disable color with `-M`.		a pipe or a file using `-C`, and disable color with `-M`.
* `--ascii-output` / `-a`:		* `--ascii-output` / `-a`:
jq usually outputs non-ASCII Unicode codepoints as UTF-8, even		jq usually outputs non-ASCII Unicode codepoints as UTF-8, even
if the input specified them as escape sequences (like		if the input specified them as escape sequences (like
"\u03bc"). Using this option, you can force jq to produce pure		"\u03bc"). Using this option, you can force jq to produce pure
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as `C` otherwise.		as `C` otherwise.
Checking for false or null is a simpler notion of		Checking for false or null is a simpler notion of
"truthiness" than is found in Javascript or Python, but it		"truthiness" than is found in Javascript or Python, but it
means that you'll sometimes have to be more explicit about		means that you'll sometimes have to be more explicit about
the condition you want: you can't test whether, e.g. a		the condition you want: you can't test whether, e.g. a
string is empty using `if .name then A else B end`, you'll		string is empty using `if .name then A else B end`, you'll
need something more like `if (.name | count) > 0 then A else		need something more like `if (.name | count) > 0 then A else
B end` instead.		B end` instead.
If the condition A produces multiple results, it is		If the condition `A` produces multiple results, then `B` is evaluated
considered "true" if any of those results is not false or		once for each result that is not false or null, and `C` is evaluated
null. If it produces zero results, it's considered false.		once for each false or null.
More cases can be added to an if using `elif A then B` syntax.		More cases can be added to an if using `elif A then B` syntax.
examples:		examples:
- program: |-		- program: |-
if . == 0 then		if . == 0 then
"zero"		"zero"
elif . == 1 then		elif . == 1 then
"one"		"one"
else		else
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