``` yaml w ``` ### To Stdout Given a sample.yaml file of: ```yaml b: c: 2 ``` then ```bash yaml w sample.yaml b.c cat ``` will output: ```yaml b: c: cat ``` ### From STDIN ```bash cat sample.yaml | yaml w - b.c blah ``` ### Adding new fields Any missing fields in the path will be created on the fly. Given a sample.yaml file of: ```yaml b: c: 2 ``` then ```bash yaml w sample.yaml b.d[0] "new thing" ``` will output: ```yaml b: c: cat d: - new thing ``` ### Updating files in-place Given a sample.yaml file of: ```yaml b: c: 2 ``` then ```bash yaml w -i sample.yaml b.c cat ``` will update the sample.yaml file so that the value of 'c' is cat. ### Updating multiple values with a script Given a sample.yaml file of: ```yaml b: c: 2 e: - name: Billy Bob ``` and a script update_instructions.yaml of: ```yaml b.c: 3 b.e[0].name: Howdy Partner ``` then ```bash yaml w -s update_instructions.yaml sample.yaml ``` will output: ```yaml b: c: 3 e: - name: Howdy Partner ``` And, of course, you can pipe the instructions in using '-': ```bash cat update_instructions.yaml | yaml w -s - sample.yaml ```