not able to successfully slice a json file with jq

Question

I try to slice the json file but it's giving me the error:

jq: error (at result2.json:0): Cannot index array with string "url"

I am trying to parse the following json file

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I want to access six reference links from this list. I tried using the following code but it's giving me an error.

jq -r .result.CVE_Items[].cve.references.reference_data[0:5].url result2.json

I am fairly new to json parsing so i am having a tough time overcoming these issues :(

Answer 1

.reference_data[0:5] produces a slice, i.e. an array, so in your query, you would need to itemize it, e.g. by appending []:

.reference_data[0:5][]