Added SETPATH operator

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Mike Farah
2022-10-05 14:12:08 +11:00
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value: frog
```
## Set path
Given a sample.yml file of:
```yaml
a:
b: cat
```
then
```bash
yq 'setpath(["a", "b"]; "things")' sample.yml
```
will output
```yaml
a:
b: things
```
## Set on empty document
Running
```bash
yq --null-input 'setpath(["a", "b"]; "things")'
```
will output
```yaml
a:
b: things
```
## Set array path
Given a sample.yml file of:
```yaml
a:
- cat
- frog
```
then
```bash
yq 'setpath(["a", 0]; "things")' sample.yml
```
will output
```yaml
a:
- things
- frog
```
## Set array path empty
Running
```bash
yq --null-input 'setpath(["a", 0]; "things")'
```
will output
```yaml
a:
- things
```