gistfile1.txt

#!/bin/bash



    jq -cMr '.contents[] | [.object, .symlink][]' < .attrs.json \
    | (
            declare -a left
            while read -r obj && read -r sym; do
      if [ "$sym" != null ]; then
        mkdir -p "root/$(dirname "$sym")"
        ln -s "$obj" "root/$sym"
      fi
      left+=("$obj")
      echo ''${#left[@]}
    done

    echo ''${#left[@]}
)