diff --git a/merge-array-by-key.sh b/merge-array-by-key.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..09481e62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/merge-array-by-key.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ./yq ea '.[]'  examples/data*.yaml
+
+
+./yq ea '
+  ((.[] | {.name: .}) as $item ireduce ({}; . * $item )) as $uniqueMap
+  | ( $uniqueMap  | to_entries | .[]) as $item ireduce([]; . + $item.value)
+' examples/data*.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/doc/multiply-merge.md b/pkg/yqlib/doc/multiply-merge.md
index 000c8536..5e576b13 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/doc/multiply-merge.md
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/doc/multiply-merge.md
@@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ so that there are no duplicates. The second half converts that map back to an ar
 
 To use this, you will need to update '.[]' to be the expression to your array (e.g. .my.array[]), and '.a' to be the key field of your array (e.g. '.name')
 
+Thanks Kev from [stackoverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/a/70109529/1168223)
+
 
 Given a sample.yml file of:
 ```yaml
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_multiply_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_multiply_test.go
index d95a6152..cff562e8 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_multiply_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_multiply_test.go
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ var mergeArraysObjectKeysText = `There are two parts of the complex expression.
 so that there are no duplicates. The second half converts that map back to an array.
 
 To use this, you will need to update '.[]' to be the expression to your array (e.g. .my.array[]), and '.a' to be the key field of your array (e.g. '.name')
+
+Thanks Kev from [stackoverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/a/70109529/1168223)
 `
 
 var mergeExpression = `((.[] | {.a: .}) as $item ireduce ({}; . * $item )) as $uniqueMap