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 LICENSE=$(cat LICENSE) yq eval -n '.a = strenv(LICENSE)'
 ```
 
+Note that `bash` substitution "$(..)" trims newlines, this will cause string blocks to start with `|-` instead of `|`. If you want to keep your nice trailing newline, read more [here](https://mikefarah.gitbook.io/yq/operators/string-operators#string-blocks-bash-and-newlines)
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 ## Special characters in strings
 
 The `strenv` operator is a great way to handle special characters in strings: