Compare Operators

Comparison operators (>, >=, <, <=) can be used for comparing scalar values of the same time.
The following types are currently supported:
numbers
strings
datetimes
Related Operators
equals / not equals (==, !=) operators here​
boolean operators (and, or, any etc) here​
select operator here​
Compare numbers (>)
Given a sample.yml file of:
a: 5
b: 4
then
yq '.a > .b' sample.yml
will output
true
Compare equal numbers (>=)
Given a sample.yml file of:
a: 5
b: 5
then
yq '.a >= .b' sample.yml
will output
true
Compare strings
Compares strings by their bytecode.
Given a sample.yml file of:
a: zoo
b: apple
then
yq '.a > .b' sample.yml
will output
true
Compare date times
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
Both sides are null: > is false
Running
yq --null-input '.a > .b'
will output
false
Both sides are null: >= is true
Running
yq --null-input '.a >= .b'
will output
true

Comment Operators

Contains

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