## Create yaml file Running ```bash yq eval --null-input '.a.b = "cat" | .x = "frog"' ``` will output ```yaml a: b: cat x: frog ``` ## Update node to be the child value Given a sample.yml file of: ```yaml a: b: g: foof ``` then ```bash yq eval '.a |= .b' sample.yml ``` will output ```yaml a: g: foof ``` ## Double elements in an array Given a sample.yml file of: ```yaml - 1 - 2 - 3 ``` then ```bash yq eval '.[] |= . * 2' sample.yml ``` will output ```yaml - 2 - 4 - 6 ``` ## Update node from another file Note this will also work when the second file is a scalar (string/number) Given a sample.yml file of: ```yaml a: apples ``` And another sample another.yml file of: ```yaml b: bob ``` then ```bash yq eval-all 'select(fileIndex==0).a = select(fileIndex==1) | select(fileIndex==0)' sample.yml another.yml ``` will output ```yaml a: b: bob ``` ## Update node to be the sibling value Given a sample.yml file of: ```yaml a: b: child b: sibling ``` then ```bash yq eval '.a = .b' sample.yml ``` will output ```yaml a: sibling b: sibling ``` ## Updated multiple paths Given a sample.yml file of: ```yaml a: fieldA b: fieldB c: fieldC ``` then ```bash yq eval '(.a, .c) = "potatoe"' sample.yml ``` will output ```yaml a: potatoe b: fieldB c: potatoe ``` ## Update string value Given a sample.yml file of: ```yaml a: b: apple ``` then ```bash yq eval '.a.b = "frog"' sample.yml ``` will output ```yaml a: b: frog ``` ## Update string value via |= Note there is no difference between `=` and `|=` when the RHS is a scalar Given a sample.yml file of: ```yaml a: b: apple ``` then ```bash yq eval '.a.b |= "frog"' sample.yml ``` will output ```yaml a: b: frog ``` ## Update deeply selected results Note that the LHS is wrapped in brackets! This is to ensure we dont first filter out the yaml and then update the snippet. Given a sample.yml file of: ```yaml a: b: apple c: cactus ``` then ```bash yq eval '(.a[] | select(. == "apple")) = "frog"' sample.yml ``` will output ```yaml a: b: frog c: cactus ``` ## Update array values Given a sample.yml file of: ```yaml - candy - apple - sandy ``` then ```bash yq eval '(.[] | select(. == "*andy")) = "bogs"' sample.yml ``` will output ```yaml - bogs - apple - bogs ``` ## Update empty object Given a sample.yml file of: ```yaml {} ``` then ```bash yq eval '.a.b |= "bogs"' sample.yml ``` will output ```yaml {a: {b: bogs}} ``` ## Update empty object and array Given a sample.yml file of: ```yaml {} ``` then ```bash yq eval '.a.b.[0] |= "bogs"' sample.yml ``` will output ```yaml {a: {b: [bogs]}} ```