Gunnar Morling 7/6/2024

Shell Spell: Extracting and Propagating Multiple Values With jq

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The article details a developer's process of extracting a dynamically generated password and host URL from Terraform's JSON state to connect to a Postgres RDS database. It explains a shell script solution using jq and process substitution to efficiently retrieve and use both values in a single command, avoiding workspace taint and providing a documented workflow.

Shell Spell: Extracting and Propagating Multiple Values With jq

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