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# Subtract
You can use subtract to subtract numbers as well as remove elements from an array.
## Array subtraction
Running
```bash
yq --null-input '[1,2] - [2,3]'
```
will output
```yaml
- 1
```
## Array subtraction with nested array
Running
```bash
yq --null-input '[[1], 1, 2] - [[1], 3]'
```
will output
```yaml
- 1
- 2
```
## Array subtraction with nested object
Note that order of the keys does not matter
Given a sample.yml file of:
```yaml
- a: b
c: d
- a: b
```
then
```bash
yq '. - [{"c": "d", "a": "b"}]' sample.yml
```
will output
```yaml
- a: b
```
## Number subtraction - float
If the lhs or rhs are floats then the expression will be calculated with floats.
Given a sample.yml file of:
```yaml
a: 3
b: 4.5
```
then
```bash
yq '.a = .a - .b' sample.yml
```
will output
```yaml
a: -1.5
b: 4.5
```
## Number subtraction - int
If both the lhs and rhs are ints then the expression will be calculated with ints.
Given a sample.yml file of:
```yaml
a: 3
b: 4
```
then
```bash
yq '.a = .a - .b' sample.yml
```
will output
```yaml
a: -1
b: 4
```
## Decrement numbers
Given a sample.yml file of:
```yaml
a: 3
b: 5
```
then
```bash
yq '.[] -= 1' sample.yml
```
will output
```yaml
a: 2
b: 4
```
## Date subtraction
You can subtract durations from dates. Assumes RFC3339 date time format, see [date-time operators](https://mikefarah.gitbook.io/yq/operators/date-time-operators) for more information.
Given a sample.yml file of:
```yaml
a: 2021-01-01T03:10:00Z
```
then
```bash
yq '.a -= "3h10m"' sample.yml
```
will output
```yaml
a: 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z
```
## Date subtraction - custom format
Use with_dtf to specify your datetime format. See [date-time operators](https://mikefarah.gitbook.io/yq/operators/date-time-operators) for more information.
Given a sample.yml file of:
```yaml
a: Saturday, 15-Dec-01 at 6:00AM GMT
```
then
```bash
yq 'with_dtf("Monday, 02-Jan-06 at 3:04PM MST", .a -= "3h1m")' sample.yml
```
will output
```yaml
a: Saturday, 15-Dec-01 at 2:59AM GMT
```
## Custom types: that are really numbers
When custom tags are encountered, yq will try to decode the underlying type.
Given a sample.yml file of:
```yaml
a: !horse 2
b: !goat 1
```
then
```bash
yq '.a -= .b' sample.yml
```
will output
```yaml
a: !horse 1
b: !goat 1
```