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# Reverse

Reverses the order of the items in an array

## Reverse

Given a sample.yml file of:

```yaml
- 1
- 2
- 3
```

then

```bash
yq 'reverse' sample.yml
```

will output

```yaml
- 3
- 2
- 1
```

## Sort descending by string field

Use sort with reverse to sort in descending order.

Given a sample.yml file of:

```yaml
- a: banana
- a: cat
- a: apple
```

then

```bash
yq 'sort_by(.a) | reverse' sample.yml
```

will output

```yaml
- a: cat
- a: banana
- a: apple
```