# Install jq with npm

Server-side jQuery wrapper for node. Version 1.7.2 via npm; verified 2012-04-29.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install npm:jq
```

Additional install commands:

### Portable and language managers

- npm (100%):

```sh
npm install -g jq
```

  Evidence: local npm package metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** npm:jq
- **Package manager:** npm
- **Package manager page:** <https://www.npmjs.com/package/jq>
- **Version:** 1.7.2
- **Source summary:** Server-side jQuery wrapper for node.
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/logicalparadox/jq>
- **Source archive:** <https://registry.npmjs.org/jq/-/jq-1.7.2.tgz>
- **Published:** 2012-04-29T21:20:53.740Z
- **Last updated:** 2012-04-29T21:20:53.740Z
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00

## Executables

- jq (cli)

## Dependencies

- jsdom
- xmlhttprequest

## Build dependencies

- async
- colors
- commander
- mocha
- rimraf
- winston

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-08
- Package-manager version: 1.7.2
- Package-manager updated: 2012-04-29
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/logicalparadox/jq
- warning: The package-manager record has not been updated in over a year.
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for jq. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** npm registry
- **Dist Tags:** Latest: 1.7.2
- **Version Count:** 4
- **Maintainers:** jakeluer
- **Author:** Jake Luer
- **Publisher:** jakeluer
- **Engines:** Node: >= 0.4.9
- **Integrity:** sha512-kWnotlfk7S8HVTzgVlmTjVwhOh2iJCQtx0kZSZwq2+qLIuCD92eslezwWR9a+lPNhe1s43VHFrqQMRB57nq36g==
- **Shasum:** f8332cc78a72c9b8f1664a57d439e5255532554c
- **File Count:** 0
- **Created At:** 2011-11-21T19:58:36.030Z
- **Latest Published At:** 2012-04-29T21:20:53.740Z
- **Modified At:** 2022-06-19T04:54:22.192Z

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - jq - 1.7.1-6+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: jq from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor | https://jqlang.github.io/jq
- Debian apt - libjq-dev - 1.7.1-6+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libjq-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor - development files | https://jqlang.github.io/jq
- Debian apt - libjq1 - 1.7.1-6+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libjq1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor - shared library | https://jqlang.github.io/jq
- Nix - jq: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/jq/jq/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - jq - 1.7.1-3build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: jq from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor | https://jqlang.github.io/jq
- Ubuntu apt - libjq-dev - 1.7.1-3build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libjq-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor - development files | https://jqlang.github.io/jq
- Ubuntu apt - libjq1 - 1.7.1-3build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libjq1 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor - shared library | https://jqlang.github.io/jq
- apk - jq - 1.8.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: jq from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor | https://jqlang.github.io/jq/
- apk - jq-dev - 1.8.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: jq-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor (development files) | https://jqlang.github.io/jq/
- apk - jq-doc - 1.8.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: jq-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor (documentation) | https://jqlang.github.io/jq/
- dnf - jq - 1.8.1-3.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: jq from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Command-line JSON processor | https://jqlang.org/
- dnf - jq-devel - 1.8.1-3.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: jq-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Development files for jq | https://jqlang.org/
- pacman - jq - 1.8.1-3: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: jq from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Command-line JSON processor | https://jqlang.github.io/jq/
- zypper - jq - 1.8.1-3.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: jq from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | A lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor | https://github.com/jqlang
- zypper - libjq-devel - 1.8.1-3.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libjq-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Development files for jq | https://github.com/jqlang
- zypper - libjq1 - 1.8.1-3.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libjq1 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Library for a lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor | https://github.com/jqlang


## Related links

- [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched curated package taxonomy and local package facts.
- [jq](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jq/) - Same normalized package name appears in another local ecosystem. Shared terms: jq.
- [jq-lsp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jq-lsp/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: jq, server.
- [vite-ssg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/vite-ssg/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: jsdom, server, server-side, side.
- [jq](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jq/) - Same normalized package name exists in another local package ecosystem.

## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
