yq/pkg/yqlib/doc/Document Index Operator.md

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## Examples
### Retrieve a document index
Given a sample.yml file of:
```yaml
a: cat
---
a: frog
```
then
```bash
yq eval '.a | documentIndex' sample.yml
```
will output
```yaml
0
---
1
```
### Filter by document index
Given a sample.yml file of:
```yaml
a: cat
---
a: frog
```
then
```bash
yq eval 'select(. | documentIndex == 1)' sample.yml
```
will output
```yaml
a: frog
```
### Print Document Index with matches
Given a sample.yml file of:
```yaml
a: cat
---
a: frog
```
then
```bash
yq eval '.a | ({"match": ., "doc": (. | documentIndex)})' sample.yml
```
will output
```yaml
match: cat
doc: 0
match: frog
doc: 1
```