Can use expressions in slice #1419

2026-09-01 22:44:50 +08:00 · 2022-11-10 18:03:18 +11:00
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@@ -80,3 +80,26 @@ will output
 - frog
 ```

+## Inserting into the middle of an array
+using an expression to find the index
+
+Given a sample.yml file of:
+```yaml
+- cat
+- dog
+- frog
+- cow
+```
+then
+```bash
+yq '(.[] | select(. == "dog") | key + 1) as $pos | .[0:($pos)] + ["rabbit"] + .[$pos:]' sample.yml
+```
+will output
+```yaml
+- cat
+- dog
+- rabbit
+- frog
+- cow
+```
+