docs: add instruction to query objects with npm view (npm#5527)

* add instruction to query objects with npm view * fix package version in example command in npm-view docs
ericmutta · Sep 22, 2022 · 2d756cb · 2d756cb
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@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ contributor in the list, you can run:
 npm view express contributors[0].email
 ```
 
+If the field value you are querying for is a property of an object, you should run:
+
+```bash
+npm view express time'[4.8.0]'
+```
+
 Multiple fields may be specified, and will be printed one after another.
 For example, to get all the contributor names and email addresses, you
 can do this: