yq YAML and Structured Data Processor

Process, query, and transform YAML, JSON, XML, CSV, TOML, and properties files from the command line using yq. Supports jq-like expressions for reading, updating, and converting between formats.

Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:

• brew install yq

• Run with Docker or Podman

• docker run --rm -v "${PWD}":/workdir mikefarah/yq '.a.b[0].c' file.yaml
• docker run --rm --security-opt=no-new-privileges --cap-drop all --network none \

Requirements and caveats from upstream:

• ![Github Releases (by Release)](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/mikefar...
• yq is written in Go - so you can download a dependency free binary for your platform and you are good to go! If you prefer there are a variety of package managers that can be used as well as Docker and Podman, all lis...

• Note: requires input file - add your file at the end

Basic usage or getting-started notes:

• Quick Usage Guide

• Download the latest binary

• wget

• Source: https://github.com/mikefarah/yq

• Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mikefarah/yq/HEAD/README.md

Source

• Agent Skill Exchange