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Subtract

You can use subtract to subtract numbers, as well as removing elements from an array.
Array subtraction
Running
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yq eval --null-input '[1,2] - [2,3]'
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will output
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- 1
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Array subtraction with nested array
Running
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yq eval --null-input '[[1], 1, 2] - [[1], 3]'
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will output
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- 1
2
- 2
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Array subtraction with nested object
Note that order of the keys does not matter
Given a sample.yml file of:
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- a: b
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  c: d
3
- a: b
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then
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yq eval '. - [{"c": "d", "a": "b"}]' sample.yml
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will output
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- a: b
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Number subtraction - float
If the lhs or rhs are floats then the expression will be calculated with floats.
Given a sample.yml file of:
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a: 3
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b: 4.5
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then
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yq eval '.a = .a - .b' sample.yml
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will output
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a: -1.5
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b: 4.5
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Number subtraction - float
If the lhs or rhs are floats then the expression will be calculated with floats.
Given a sample.yml file of:
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a: 3
2
b: 4.5
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then
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yq eval '.a = .a - .b' sample.yml
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will output
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a: -1.5
2
b: 4.5
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Number subtraction - int
If both the lhs and rhs are ints then the expression will be calculated with ints.
Given a sample.yml file of:
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a: 3
2
b: 4
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then
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yq eval '.a = .a - .b' sample.yml
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will output
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a: -1
2
b: 4
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Decrement numbers
Given a sample.yml file of:
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a: 3
2
b: 5
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then
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yq eval '.[] -= 1' sample.yml
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will output
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a: 2
2
b: 4
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Array subtraction

Array subtraction with nested array

Array subtraction with nested object

Number subtraction - float

Number subtraction - int

Decrement numbers