# Omit

Works like `pick`, but instead you specify the keys/indices that you *don't* want included.

## Omit keys from map

Note that non existent keys are skipped.

Given a sample.yml file of:

```yaml
myMap:
  cat: meow
  dog: bark
  thing: hamster
  hamster: squeak
```

then

```bash
yq '.myMap |= omit(["hamster", "cat", "goat"])' sample.yml
```

will output

```yaml
myMap:
  dog: bark
  thing: hamster
```

## Omit indices from array

Note that non existent indices are skipped.

Given a sample.yml file of:

```yaml
- cat
- leopard
- lion
```

then

```bash
yq 'omit([2, 0, 734, -5])' sample.yml
```

will output

```yaml
- leopard
```


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