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0 pointsmkdirp4y ago0 comments

Combining here-string with `jq` (if you need variables), is plenty good enough. You'd need a single jq invocation.

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Yes, `jq` would work fine, but so would `jo`. The point is, if there is anything more than the simplest dynamic values, constructing valid JSON just with POSIX shell is a huge pain.

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