This is a very old theme, solved by Pike and Kernigan since 1984, in section 5.5 (Replacing a file: overwrite), page 155 in the book

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  • jq

    Command-line JSON processor

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    A jq clone focussed on correctness, speed, and simplicity

    • /uj Because of this post, I have learned I could have been using jaq instead of jq.

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