v4.27.3 updates

operators/assign-update.md

@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ Which will assign the LHS node values to the RHS node values. The RHS expression
 
 ### relative form: `|=`
 This will do a similar thing to the plain form, however, the RHS expression is run against _the LHS nodes_. This is useful for updating values based on old values, e.g. increment.
+
+
+### Flags
+- `c` clobber custom tags
+
 {% hint style="warning" %}
 Note that versions prior to 4.18 require the 'eval/e' command to be specified. 
 
@@ -235,3 +240,37 @@ a:
     - bogs
 ```
 
+## Custom types are maintained by default
+Given a sample.yml file of:
+```yaml
+a: !cat meow
+b: !dog woof
+```
+then
+```bash
+yq '.a = .b' sample.yml
+```
+will output
+```yaml
+a: !cat woof
+b: !dog woof
+```
+
+## Custom types: clovver
+Use the `c` option to clobber custom tags
+
+Given a sample.yml file of:
+```yaml
+a: !cat meow
+b: !dog woof
+```
+then
+```bash
+yq '.a =c .b' sample.yml
+```
+will output
+```yaml
+a: !dog woof
+b: !dog woof
+```
+

operators/multiply-merge.md

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ You can control how objects are merged by using one or more of the following fla
 - `d` deeply merge arrays
 - `?` only merge _existing_ fields
 - `n` only merge _new_ fields
+- `c` clobber custom tags
 
 
 ### Merge two files together
@@ -481,3 +482,26 @@ b: !goat
   dog: woof
 ```
 
+## Custom types: clobber tags
+Use the `c` option to clobber custom tags. Note that the second tag is now used
+
+Given a sample.yml file of:
+```yaml
+a: !horse
+  cat: meow
+b: !goat
+  dog: woof
+```
+then
+```bash
+yq '.a *=c .b' sample.yml
+```
+will output
+```yaml
+a: !goat
+  cat: meow
+  dog: woof
+b: !goat
+  dog: woof
+```
+

operators/string-operators.md

@@ -112,6 +112,26 @@ will output
 cat; meow; 1; ; true
 ```
 
+## Trim strings
+Given a sample.yml file of:
+```yaml
+- ' cat'
+- 'dog '
+- ' cow cow '
+- horse
+```
+then
+```bash
+yq '.[] | trim' sample.yml
+```
+will output
+```yaml
+cat
+dog
+cow cow
+horse
+```
+
 ## Match string
 Given a sample.yml file of:
 ```yaml