Installing JQ on Mac by command-line

Question

What is the most efficient way of installing JQ on Mac (el capitan). 

I have the code downloaded to my mac but I would like to know how I can install and operate the via the command line.

Answer 1

On a mac, any application can be installed with brew. 

STEP 1 : Open the terminal and install brew

ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)" < /dev/null 2> /dev/null

STEP 2 : Install jq

brew install jq