Compare Operators
Comparison operators (
>
, >=
, <
, <=
) can be used for comparing scalar values of the same time.The following types are currently supported:
- numbers
- strings
- datetimes
Given a sample.yml file of:
a: 5
b: 4
then
yq '.a > .b' sample.yml
will output
true
Given a sample.yml file of:
a: 5
b: 5
then
yq '.a >= .b' sample.yml
will output
true
Compares strings by their bytecode.
Given a sample.yml file of:
a: zoo
b: apple
then
yq '.a > .b' sample.yml
will output
true
You can compare date times. Assumes RFC3339 date time format, see date-time operators for more information.
Given a sample.yml file of:
a: 2021-01-01T03:10:00Z
b: 2020-01-01T03:10:00Z
then
yq '.a > .b' sample.yml
will output
true
Running
yq --null-input '.a > .b'
will output
false
Running
yq --null-input '.a >= .b'
will output
true
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