yq/mkdocs/create.md
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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.
```
yaml n <path> <new value>
```
### Creating a simple yaml file
```bash
yaml 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
b.c: 3
b.e[0].name: Howdy Partner
```
then
```bash
yaml n -s create_instructions.yaml
```
will output:
```yaml
b:
c: 3
e:
- name: Howdy Partner
```
You can also pipe the instructions in:
```bash
cat create_instructions.yaml | yaml n -s -
```