[question][solved]: how do I add to an array contents from another file

[luntik2012]

src:

_anchors_:
  - &_test 123

dst:

_anchors_:
  - &_test 123
  - $_myVar |
    multilineCertFromFileLine0
    multilineCertFromFileLine1
    multilineCertFromFileLine2

[mikefarah]

Note: Please raise future how to questions under discussion please :)

yq '._anchors_ += loadstr("cert.txt") | (._anchors_[-1] anchor="_myVar")' data.yaml

Explanation:

• You need to append to the _anchors_ array: ._anchors_ =+ (blah)
• Load contents as a string from a file loadstr("cert.txt")
• Next add the anchor to the new element. We do this by selecting the last element in the array, and assign it an anchor: (._anchors_[-1] anchor="_myVar")

[luntik2012]

thank you