You don't need the `.` fwiw, just `produce-compact-json | jq` will do.

rich_sasha · on June 29, 2023

Not always, some versions of jq get confused without the dot. I work on two Linuces at work, one requires it and one doesn't.

OJFord · on June 29, 2023

The current version and for quite some time, then.

If I said 'Windows comes with the Edge browser' would you say 'I use two at work, one does but the other only has Internet Explorer'? Surely it's generally implied we're talking about things as they are, unless specified otherwise?