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Task: Add docs on keys with dots

Adds documentation on how to use a key lookup indicator for dealing
with keys that have dots when specifying a path as part of create,
read, and write commands.

Resolves: #22
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kenjones
2017-09-25 22:36:49 -04:00
parent 9e3f8ebd0a
commit cc7eb84388
9 changed files with 132 additions and 10 deletions

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@@ -39,4 +39,6 @@ You can also pipe the instructions in:
```bash
cat create_instructions.yaml | yaml n -s -
```
```
{!snippets/keys_with_dots.md!}

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@@ -91,3 +91,5 @@ will output:
- fred
- sam
```
{!snippets/keys_with_dots.md!}

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@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
### Keys with dots
When specifying a key that has a dot use key lookup indicator.
```yaml
b:
foo.bar: 7
```
```bash
yaml r sample.yaml b[foo.bar]
```
```bash
yaml w sample.yaml b[foo.bar] 9
```
Any valid yaml key can be specified as part of a key lookup.

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@@ -123,3 +123,5 @@ will output
my:
path: -3
```
{!snippets/keys_with_dots.md!}