Add --shell-key-separator flag for customizable shell output format #2498
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- Add ShellVariablesPreferences struct with KeySeparator field (default: '_') - Update shellVariablesEncoder to use configurable separator - Add --shell-key-separator CLI flag - Add comprehensive tests for custom separator functionality - Update documentation with example usage for custom separator This feature allows users to specify a custom separator (e.g. '__') when outputting shell variables, which helps disambiguate nested keys from keys that contain underscores in their names. Example: yq -o=shell --shell-key-separator='__' file.yaml Fixes ambiguity when original YAML keys contain underscores.
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This feature allows users to specify a custom separator (e.g. '__') when
outputting shell variables, which helps disambiguate nested keys from
keys that contain underscores in their names.
Example:
yq -o=shell --shell-key-separator='__' file.yaml
Fixes ambiguity when original YAML keys contain underscores.