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The tag operator can be used to get or set the tag of nodes (e.g. !!str, !!int, !!bool).
Note that versions prior to 4.18 require the 'eval/e' command to be specified.
yq e <exp> <file>
Get tag
Given a sample.yml file of:
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a: cat
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b: 5
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c: 3.2
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e: true
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f: []
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then
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yq '.. | tag' sample.yml
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will output
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!!map
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!!str
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!!int
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!!float
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!!bool
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!!seq
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type is an alias for tag
Given a sample.yml file of:
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a: cat
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b: 5
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c: 3.2
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e: true
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f: []
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then
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yq '.. | type' sample.yml
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will output
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!!map
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!!str
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!!int
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!!float
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!!bool
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!!seq
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Set custom tag
Given a sample.yml file of:
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a: str
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yq '.a tag = "!!mikefarah"' sample.yml
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will output
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a: !!mikefarah str
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Find numbers and convert them to strings
Given a sample.yml file of:
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a: cat
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b: 5
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c: 3.2
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e: true
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then
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yq '(.. | select(tag == "!!int")) tag= "!!str"' sample.yml
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will output
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a: cat
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b: "5"
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c: 3.2
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e: true
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Get tag

type is an alias for tag

Set custom tag

Find numbers and convert them to strings