How to print results of jq in single row, not pretty formatted

Question

How can jq get convinced to return results in one row? Without any options, the results get formatted

 echo '{"name":"New release","description":"Super nice release","milestones":["v1.0","v1.0-rc"]}' | jq '.milestones'

[
  "v1.0",
  "v1.0-rc"
]

I would like to have it in one row:

 echo '{"name":"New release","description":"Super nice release","milestones":["v1.0","v1.0-rc"]}' | jq '.milestones'

["v1.0","v1.0-rc"]

IMO, this is a straightforward reference from the jq manual. The self-answer is not adding anything new to already existing text — Inian, Dec 11 '20 at 12:42
except that google doesnt find anything, when I'm searching for it. Now there's a phrase close to the question out there to be captured. — til, Dec 11 '20 at 12:51

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 11 '20 at 12:39

From the manual

    --compact-output / -c:

By default, jq pretty-prints JSON output. Using this option will result in more compact output by instead putting each JSON object on a single line.

can stand in front and behind the filter

 echo '{"name":"New release","description":"Super nice release","milestones":["v1.0","v1.0-rc"]}' | jq -c '.milestones'

["v1.0","v1.0-rc"]

 echo '{"name":"New release","description":"Super nice release","milestones":["v1.0","v1.0-rc"]}' | jq '.milestones' -c 

["v1.0","v1.0-rc"]

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