store_json_in_bash.sh

> foo=$(cat <<EOF
{  
	"Items":   
		[  
			{  
				"title": "A Midsummer Night's Dream",  
				"tags":[  
					"comedy",  
					"shakespeare",  
					"play"  
				]  
			},{  
				"title": "A Tale of Two Cities",  
				"tags":[  
					"french",  
					"revolution",  
					"london"  
				]  
			}  
		]  
}
EOF
)

> echo $foo | jq
{  
	"Items":   
		[  
			{  
				"title": "A Midsummer Night's Dream",  
				"tags":[  
					"comedy",  
					"shakespeare",  
					"play"  
				]  
			},{  
				"title": "A Tale of Two Cities",  
				"tags":[  
					"french",  
					"revolution",  
					"london"  
				]  
			}  
		]  
}