gistfile1.txt

#!/bin/bash
        
    declare -a left


jq -cMr '.contents[] | [.object, .symlink][]' < .attrs.json >&4


while read -r obj <&4 && read -r sym <&4; do
        if [ "$sym" != null ]; then
                mkdir -p "root/$(dirname "$sym")"
                ln -s "$obj" "root/$sym"
        fi
        left+=("$obj")
        echo ${#left[@]}        
done
           
   

    echo ${#left[@]}