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+---
+name: Bug report
+about: Create a report to help us improve
+title: ''
+labels: bug
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+**Describe the bug**
+A clear and concise description of what the bug is.
+
+**Input Yaml**
+Concise yaml document(s) (as simple as possible to show the bug)
+data1.yml:
+```yaml
+this: should really work
+```
+
+data2.yml:
+```yaml
+but: it strangely didn't
+```
+
+**Command**
+The command you ran:
+```
+yq merge data1.yml data2.yml
+```
+
+**Actual behavior**
+
+```yaml
+cat: meow
+```
+
+**Expected behavior**
+
+```yaml
+this: should really work
+but: it strangely didn't
+```
+
+**Additional context**
+Add any other context about the problem here.