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sops: Extract keys by naming them, and array elements by numbering them.

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$ sops -d --extract '["an_array"][1]' ${path-to-myfile-enc-json}

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This command is using the sops tool to extract a specific element from an encrypted JSON file.

Here is a breakdown of the command:

sops: This is the name of the command-line tool being executed.
-d or --decrypt: This flag tells sops to decrypt the encrypted file.
--extract '["an_array"][1]': This specifies the element to be extracted from the file. In this case, the command is requesting the second element (index 1) of an array named "an_array".
${path-to-myfile-enc-json}: This is the path to the encrypted JSON file that you want to decrypt and extract the element from. You will need to replace ${path-to-myfile-enc-json} with the actual path to your file.

By running this command, sops will decrypt the specified encrypted JSON file and print the requested element to the console.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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