Bash script scenarios to parse JSON due to unexpected character: how to implement?
I'm sure I'm missing something obvious here, but I am trying to use a Bash script to parse a JSON file that contains configuration data, but I am running into issues with unexpected characters causing my script to unexpected result. The JSON file looks like this: ```json { "name": "example", "version": "1.0.0", "dependencies": { "library1": "^1.0.0", "library2": "~2.0.0" } } ``` I am using `jq` to parse the JSON, but I keep getting the following behavior when I run my script: ``` parse behavior: Invalid numeric literal at line 5, column 1 ``` Here's the snippet of my Bash script: ```bash #!/bin/bash CONFIG_FILE="config.json" if [ -f "$CONFIG_FILE" ]; then VERSION=$(jq -r '.version' "$CONFIG_FILE") echo "Version: $VERSION" else echo "Config file not found!" fi ``` I have checked the JSON syntax and it seems correct. I have updated `jq` to version 1.6 and ensured that the file is encoded in UTF-8. I also tried running the command directly in the terminal: ```bash jq -r '.version' config.json ``` However, the same behavior appears. I suspect that there could be an invisible character or some format scenario in the JSON file that I am not seeing. How can I troubleshoot this question and ensure that my script can successfully parse the JSON? Any advice on how to detect and fix potential formatting problems would be greatly appreciated! What's the best practice here?