yq/pkg/yqlib/doc/Variable Operators.md

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For more complex scenarios, variables can be used to hold values of expression to be used in other expressions.
## Single value variable
Given a sample.yml file of:
```yaml
a: cat
```
then
```bash
yq eval '.a as $foo | $foo' sample.yml
```
will output
```yaml
cat
```
## Multi value variable
Given a sample.yml file of:
```yaml
- cat
- dog
```
then
```bash
yq eval '.[] as $foo | $foo' sample.yml
```
will output
```yaml
cat
dog
```
## Using variables as a lookup
Example taken from [jq](https://stedolan.github.io/jq/manual/#Variable/SymbolicBindingOperator:...as$identifier|...)
Given a sample.yml file of:
```yaml
"posts":
- "title": Frist psot
"author": anon
- "title": A well-written article
"author": person1
"realnames":
"anon": Anonymous Coward
"person1": Person McPherson
```
then
```bash
yq eval '.realnames as $names | .posts[] | {"title":.title, "author": $names[.author]}' sample.yml
```
will output
```yaml
title: Frist psot
author: Anonymous Coward
title: A well-written article
author: Person McPherson
```