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

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## Get anchor
Given a sample.yml file of:
```yaml
a: &billyBob cat
```
then
```bash
yq eval '.a | anchor' sample.yml
```
will output
```yaml
billyBob
```
## Set anchor name
Given a sample.yml file of:
```yaml
a: cat
```
then
```bash
yq eval '.a anchor = "foobar"' sample.yml
```
will output
```yaml
a: &foobar cat
```