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Tag
The tag operator can be used to get or set the tag of nodes (e.g.
!!str
,
!!int
,
!!bool
).
Get tag
Given a sample.yml file of:
1
a
:
cat
2
b
:
5
3
c
:
3.2
4
e
:
true
5
f
:
[
]
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then
1
yq
eval
'.. | tag'
sample.yml
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will output
1
!!map
2
!!str
3
!!int
4
!!float
5
!!bool
6
!!seq
Copied!
Set custom tag
Given a sample.yml file of:
1
a
:
str
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then
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yq
eval
'.a tag = "!!mikefarah"'
sample.yml
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will output
1
a
:
!!mikefarah
str
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Find numbers and convert them to strings
Given a sample.yml file of:
1
a
:
cat
2
b
:
5
3
c
:
3.2
4
e
:
true
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then
1
yq
eval
'(.. | select(tag == "!!int")) tag= "!!str"'
sample.yml
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will output
1
a
:
cat
2
b
:
"5"
3
c
:
3.2
4
e
:
true
Copied!
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Get tag
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Find numbers and convert them to strings