Add exec/1: exec/2 with empty args array

jqlang · May 31, 2024 · d5c9de3 · d5c9de3
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diff --git a/docs/content/manual/manual.yml b/docs/content/manual/manual.yml
@@ -3350,7 +3350,7 @@ sections:
 
           Returns the line number of the input currently being filtered.
 
-      - title: "`exec(path; [args…])`"
+      - title: "`exec(path)`, `exec(path; [args…])`"
         body: |
 
           Spawns a new process of path with arguments args. Pipes its input

diff --git a/jq.1.prebuilt b/jq.1.prebuilt
diff --git a/src/builtin.jq b/src/builtin.jq
@@ -278,3 +278,5 @@ def JOIN($idx; stream; idx_expr; join_expr):
   stream | [., $idx[idx_expr]] | join_expr;
 def IN(s): any(s == .; .);
 def IN(src; s): any(src == s; .);
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+def exec(path): exec(path; []);