``` yq n ``` Yaml files can be created using the 'new' command. This works in the same way as the write command, but you don't pass in an existing Yaml file. Currently this does not support creating multiple documents in a single yaml file. See docs for [path expression](path_expressions.md) ## Creating a simple yaml file ```bash yq n b.c cat ``` will output: ```yaml b: c: cat ``` ## Creating using a create script Create scripts follow the same format as the update scripts. Given a script create_instructions.yaml of: ```yaml - command: update path: b.c value: #great things: frog # wow! ``` then ```bash yq n -s create_instructions.yaml ``` will output: ```yaml b: c: #great things: frog # wow! ``` You can also pipe the instructions in: ```bash cat create_instructions.yaml | yq n -s - ```