link https://github.com/01mf02/jaq/issues/261 ``` $ jq -n '"x" as $n | "a"+"y" as $s | $n+","+$s' "ax,y" ``` Like: ``` $ jq -n '"x" as $n | "a"+("y" as $s | $n+","+$s)' "ax,y" ``` Or (scope has some impact): ``` jq: error: $s is not defined at <top-level>, line 1: "x" as $n | "a"+("y" as $s | $n)+","+$s jq: 1 compile error ``` Intuitively, it should be: ``` $ jq -n '"x" as $n | ("a"+"y") as $s | $n+","+$s' "x,ay" ```