moar tests

Can read from all documents
2025-01-18 04:53:17 -08:00 · 2018-07-08 22:04:31 +10:00 · 2018-07-08 21:57:56 +10:00 · 2018-07-08 21:47:01 +10:00 · 2018-07-07 15:26:56 +10:00 · 2018-07-01 14:45:19 +10:00
36 changed files with 934 additions and 208 deletions
--- a/9
+++ b/9
@@ -2,9 +2,16 @@ FROM golang:1.9 as builder

 WORKDIR /go/src/mikefarah/yq

+# cache devtools
+COPY ./scripts/devtools.sh /go/src/mikefarah/yq/scripts/devtools.sh
+RUN ./scripts/devtools.sh
+
+# cache vendor
+COPY ./vendor/vendor.json /go/src/mikefarah/yq/vendor/vendor.json
+RUN govendor sync
+
 COPY . /go/src/mikefarah/yq

-RUN scripts/devtools.sh
 RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 make local build

 # Choose alpine as a base image to make this useful for CI, as many
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ sudo apt install yq -y
 ```
 or, [Download latest binary](https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/releases/latest) or alternatively:
 ```
-go get github.com/mikefarah/yq
+go get gopkg.in/mikefarah/yq.v2
 ```

 ## Run with Docker
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ docker run -it -v ${PWD}:/workdir mikefarah/yq sh
 - Pipe data in by using '-'
 - Merge multiple yaml files where each additional file sets values for missing or null value keys.
 - Merge multiple yaml files with overwrite to support overriding previous values.
+- Supports multiple documents in a single yaml file

 ## [Usage](http://mikefarah.github.io/yq/)

@@ -61,16 +62,15 @@ Usage:
  yq [command]

 Available Commands:
-  delete      yq d [--inplace/-i] sample.yaml a.b.c
+  delete      yq d [--inplace/-i] [--doc/-d index] sample.yaml a.b.c
  help        Help about any command
-  merge       yq m [--inplace/-i] [--overwrite/-x] sample.yaml sample2.yaml
-  new         yq n [--script/-s script_file] a.b.c newValueForC
-  read        yq r sample.yaml a.b.c
-  write       yq w [--inplace/-i] [--script/-s script_file] sample.yaml a.b.c newValueForC
+  merge       yq m [--inplace/-i] [--doc/-d index] [--overwrite/-x] sample.yaml sample2.yaml
+  new         yq n [--script/-s script_file] a.b.c newValue
+  read        yq r [--doc/-d index] sample.yaml a.b.c
+  write       yq w [--inplace/-i] [--script/-s script_file] [--doc/-d index] sample.yaml a.b.c newValue

 Flags:
  -h, --help      help for yq
-  -j, --tojson    output as json
  -t, --trim      trim yaml output (default true)
  -v, --verbose   verbose mode
  -V, --version   Print version information and quit
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Use "yq [command] --help" for more information about a command.
 ## Contribute
 1. `make [local] vendor`
 2. add unit tests
-3. apply changes
+3. apply changes (use govendor with a preference to [gopkg](https://gopkg.in/) for package dependencies)
 4. `make [local] build`
 5. If required, update the user documentation 
    - Update README.md and/or documentation under the mkdocs folder
--- a/commands_test.go
+++ b/commands_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"

-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"gopkg.in/spf13/cobra.v0"
 )

 func getRootCommand() *cobra.Command {
@@ -73,30 +73,6 @@ func TestRootCmd_TrimShort(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }

-func TestRootCmd_ToJsonLong(t *testing.T) {
-	cmd := getRootCommand()
-	result := runCmd(cmd, "--tojson")
-	if result.Error != nil {
-		t.Error(result.Error)
-	}
-
-	if !outputToJSON {
-		t.Error("Expected outputToJSON to be true")
-	}
-}
-
-func TestRootCmd_ToJsonShort(t *testing.T) {
-	cmd := getRootCommand()
-	result := runCmd(cmd, "-j")
-	if result.Error != nil {
-		t.Error(result.Error)
-	}
-
-	if !outputToJSON {
-		t.Error("Expected outputToJSON to be true")
-	}
-}
-
 func TestRootCmd_VersionShort(t *testing.T) {
 	cmd := getRootCommand()
 	result := runCmd(cmd, "-V")
@@ -128,6 +104,39 @@ func TestReadCmd(t *testing.T) {
 	assertResult(t, "2\n", result.Output)
 }

+func TestReadInvalidDocumentIndexCmd(t *testing.T) {
+	cmd := getRootCommand()
+	result := runCmd(cmd, "read -df examples/sample.yaml b.c")
+	if result.Error == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected command to fail due to invalid path")
+	}
+	expectedOutput := `Document index f is not a integer or *: strconv.ParseInt: parsing "f": invalid syntax`
+	assertResult(t, expectedOutput, result.Error.Error())
+}
+
+func TestReadBadDocumentIndexCmd(t *testing.T) {
+	cmd := getRootCommand()
+	result := runCmd(cmd, "read -d1 examples/sample.yaml b.c")
+	if result.Error == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected command to fail due to invalid path")
+	}
+	expectedOutput := `Asked to process document index 1 but there are only 1 document(s)`
+	assertResult(t, expectedOutput, result.Error.Error())
+}
+
+func TestReadOrderCmd(t *testing.T) {
+	cmd := getRootCommand()
+	result := runCmd(cmd, "read examples/order.yaml")
+	if result.Error != nil {
+		t.Error(result.Error)
+	}
+	assertResult(t,
+		`version: 3
+application: MyApp
+`,
+		result.Output)
+}
+
 func TestReadMultiCmd(t *testing.T) {
 	cmd := getRootCommand()
 	result := runCmd(cmd, "read -d 1 examples/multiple_docs.yaml another.document")
@@ -137,6 +146,19 @@ func TestReadMultiCmd(t *testing.T) {
 	assertResult(t, "here\n", result.Output)
 }

+func TestReadMultiAllCmd(t *testing.T) {
+	cmd := getRootCommand()
+	result := runCmd(cmd, "read -d* examples/multiple_docs.yaml commonKey")
+	if result.Error != nil {
+		t.Error(result.Error)
+	}
+	assertResult(t,
+		`- first document
+- second document
+- third document
+`, result.Output)
+}
+
 func TestReadCmd_ArrayYaml(t *testing.T) {
 	cmd := getRootCommand()
 	result := runCmd(cmd, "read examples/array.yaml [0].gather_facts")
@@ -216,7 +238,7 @@ func TestReadCmd_ArrayYaml_ErrorBadPath(t *testing.T) {
 	if result.Error == nil {
 		t.Error("Expected command to fail due to invalid path")
 	}
-	expectedOutput := `Error accessing array: strconv.ParseInt: parsing "x": invalid syntax`
+	expectedOutput := `Error reading path in document index 0: Error accessing array: strconv.ParseInt: parsing "x": invalid syntax`
 	assertResult(t, expectedOutput, result.Error.Error())
 }

@@ -226,7 +248,7 @@ func TestReadCmd_ArrayYaml_Splat_ErrorBadPath(t *testing.T) {
 	if result.Error == nil {
 		t.Error("Expected command to fail due to invalid path")
 	}
-	expectedOutput := `Error accessing array: strconv.ParseInt: parsing "x": invalid syntax`
+	expectedOutput := `Error reading path in document index 0: Error accessing array: strconv.ParseInt: parsing "x": invalid syntax`
 	assertResult(t, expectedOutput, result.Error.Error())
 }

@@ -278,7 +300,7 @@ func TestReadCmd_ErrorBadPath(t *testing.T) {
 	if result.Error == nil {
 		t.Fatal("Expected command to fail due to invalid path")
 	}
-	expectedOutput := `Error accessing array: strconv.ParseInt: parsing "x": invalid syntax`
+	expectedOutput := `Error reading path in document index 0: Error accessing array: strconv.ParseInt: parsing "x": invalid syntax`
 	assertResult(t, expectedOutput, result.Error.Error())
 }

@@ -302,7 +324,16 @@ func TestReadCmd_NoTrim(t *testing.T) {

 func TestReadCmd_ToJson(t *testing.T) {
 	cmd := getRootCommand()
-	result := runCmd(cmd, "-j read examples/sample.yaml b.c")
+	result := runCmd(cmd, "read -j examples/sample.yaml b.c")
+	if result.Error != nil {
+		t.Error(result.Error)
+	}
+	assertResult(t, "2\n", result.Output)
+}
+
+func TestReadCmd_ToJsonLong(t *testing.T) {
+	cmd := getRootCommand()
+	result := runCmd(cmd, "read --tojson examples/sample.yaml b.c")
 	if result.Error != nil {
 		t.Error(result.Error)
 	}
@@ -343,17 +374,6 @@ func TestNewCmd_Verbose(t *testing.T) {
 	assertResult(t, expectedOutput, result.Output)
 }

-func TestNewCmd_ToJson(t *testing.T) {
-	cmd := getRootCommand()
-	result := runCmd(cmd, "-j new b.c 3")
-	if result.Error != nil {
-		t.Error(result.Error)
-	}
-	expectedOutput := `{"b":{"c":3}}
-`
-	assertResult(t, expectedOutput, result.Output)
-}
-
 func TestWriteCmd(t *testing.T) {
 	content := `b:
  c: 3
@@ -393,6 +413,58 @@ apples: ok
 `
 	assertResult(t, expectedOutput, result.Output)
 }
+func TestWriteInvalidDocumentIndexCmd(t *testing.T) {
+	content := `b:
+  c: 3
+`
+	filename := writeTempYamlFile(content)
+	defer removeTempYamlFile(filename)
+
+	cmd := getRootCommand()
+	result := runCmd(cmd, fmt.Sprintf("write %s -df apples ok", filename))
+	if result.Error == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected command to fail due to invalid path")
+	}
+	expectedOutput := `Document index f is not a integer or *: strconv.ParseInt: parsing "f": invalid syntax`
+	assertResult(t, expectedOutput, result.Error.Error())
+}
+
+func TestWriteBadDocumentIndexCmd(t *testing.T) {
+	content := `b:
+  c: 3
+`
+	filename := writeTempYamlFile(content)
+	defer removeTempYamlFile(filename)
+
+	cmd := getRootCommand()
+	result := runCmd(cmd, fmt.Sprintf("write %s -d 1 apples ok", filename))
+	if result.Error == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected command to fail due to invalid path")
+	}
+	expectedOutput := `Asked to process document index 1 but there are only 1 document(s)`
+	assertResult(t, expectedOutput, result.Error.Error())
+}
+func TestWriteMultiAllCmd(t *testing.T) {
+	content := `b:
+  c: 3
+---
+apples: great
+`
+	filename := writeTempYamlFile(content)
+	defer removeTempYamlFile(filename)
+
+	cmd := getRootCommand()
+	result := runCmd(cmd, fmt.Sprintf("write %s -d * apples ok", filename))
+	if result.Error != nil {
+		t.Error(result.Error)
+	}
+	expectedOutput := `b:
+  c: 3
+apples: ok
+---
+apples: ok`
+	assertResult(t, expectedOutput, strings.Trim(result.Output, "\n "))
+}

 func TestWriteCmd_EmptyArray(t *testing.T) {
 	content := `b: 3`
@@ -569,6 +641,29 @@ func TestDeleteYamlMulti(t *testing.T) {
 	assertResult(t, expectedOutput, result.Output)
 }

+func TestDeleteYamlMultiAllCmd(t *testing.T) {
+	content := `b:
+  c: 3
+apples: great
+---
+apples: great
+something: else
+`
+	filename := writeTempYamlFile(content)
+	defer removeTempYamlFile(filename)
+
+	cmd := getRootCommand()
+	result := runCmd(cmd, fmt.Sprintf("delete %s -d * apples", filename))
+	if result.Error != nil {
+		t.Error(result.Error)
+	}
+	expectedOutput := `b:
+  c: 3
+---
+something: else`
+	assertResult(t, expectedOutput, strings.Trim(result.Output, "\n "))
+}
+
 func TestMergeCmd(t *testing.T) {
 	cmd := getRootCommand()
 	result := runCmd(cmd, "merge examples/data1.yaml examples/data2.yaml")
@@ -585,6 +680,54 @@ c:
 	assertResult(t, expectedOutput, result.Output)
 }

+func TestMergeOverwriteCmd(t *testing.T) {
+	cmd := getRootCommand()
+	result := runCmd(cmd, "merge --overwrite examples/data1.yaml examples/data2.yaml")
+	if result.Error != nil {
+		t.Error(result.Error)
+	}
+	expectedOutput := `a: other
+b:
+- 3
+- 4
+c:
+  test: 1
+`
+	assertResult(t, expectedOutput, result.Output)
+}
+
+func TestMergeAppendCmd(t *testing.T) {
+	cmd := getRootCommand()
+	result := runCmd(cmd, "merge --append examples/data1.yaml examples/data2.yaml")
+	if result.Error != nil {
+		t.Error(result.Error)
+	}
+	expectedOutput := `a: simple
+b:
+- 1
+- 2
+- 3
+- 4
+c:
+  test: 1
+`
+	assertResult(t, expectedOutput, result.Output)
+}
+func TestMergeArraysCmd(t *testing.T) {
+	cmd := getRootCommand()
+	result := runCmd(cmd, "merge --append examples/sample_array.yaml examples/sample_array_2.yaml")
+	if result.Error != nil {
+		t.Error(result.Error)
+	}
+	expectedOutput := `- 1
+- 2
+- 3
+- 4
+- 5
+`
+	assertResult(t, expectedOutput, result.Output)
+}
+
 func TestMergeCmd_Multi(t *testing.T) {
 	cmd := getRootCommand()
 	result := runCmd(cmd, "merge -d1 examples/multiple_docs_small.yaml examples/data2.yaml")
@@ -596,6 +739,9 @@ func TestMergeCmd_Multi(t *testing.T) {
 a: other
 another:
  document: here
+b:
+- 3
+- 4
 c:
  test: 1
 ---
@@ -604,6 +750,64 @@ c:
 	assertResult(t, expectedOutput, strings.Trim(result.Output, "\n "))
 }

+func TestMergeYamlMultiAllCmd(t *testing.T) {
+	content := `b:
+  c: 3
+apples: green
+---
+something: else`
+	filename := writeTempYamlFile(content)
+	defer removeTempYamlFile(filename)
+
+	mergeContent := `apples: red
+something: good`
+	mergeFilename := writeTempYamlFile(mergeContent)
+	defer removeTempYamlFile(mergeFilename)
+
+	cmd := getRootCommand()
+	result := runCmd(cmd, fmt.Sprintf("merge -d* %s %s", filename, mergeFilename))
+	if result.Error != nil {
+		t.Error(result.Error)
+	}
+	expectedOutput := `apples: green
+b:
+  c: 3
+something: good
+---
+apples: red
+something: else`
+	assertResult(t, expectedOutput, strings.Trim(result.Output, "\n "))
+}
+
+func TestMergeYamlMultiAllOverwriteCmd(t *testing.T) {
+	content := `b:
+  c: 3
+apples: green
+---
+something: else`
+	filename := writeTempYamlFile(content)
+	defer removeTempYamlFile(filename)
+
+	mergeContent := `apples: red
+something: good`
+	mergeFilename := writeTempYamlFile(mergeContent)
+	defer removeTempYamlFile(mergeFilename)
+
+	cmd := getRootCommand()
+	result := runCmd(cmd, fmt.Sprintf("merge --overwrite -d* %s %s", filename, mergeFilename))
+	if result.Error != nil {
+		t.Error(result.Error)
+	}
+	expectedOutput := `apples: red
+b:
+  c: 3
+something: good
+---
+apples: red
+something: good`
+	assertResult(t, expectedOutput, strings.Trim(result.Output, "\n "))
+}
+
 func TestMergeCmd_Error(t *testing.T) {
 	cmd := getRootCommand()
 	result := runCmd(cmd, "merge examples/data1.yaml")
--- a/data_navigator.go
+++ b/data_navigator.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strconv"

-	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+	yaml "gopkg.in/mikefarah/yaml.v2"
 )

 func entryInSlice(context yaml.MapSlice, key interface{}) *yaml.MapItem {
--- a/data_navigator_test.go
+++ b/data_navigator_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"testing"

-	yaml "gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+	yaml "gopkg.in/mikefarah/yaml.v2"
 )

 func TestReadMap_simple(t *testing.T) {
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+yq (2.0-0) bionic; urgency=medium
+
+  * Release 2.0.0
+
+ -- Roberto Mier Escandón <rmescandon@gmail.com>  Wed, 20 Jun 2018 10:29:53 +0200
+
 yq (1.15-0) bionic; urgency=medium

  * Release 1.15
--- a/docs/convert/index.html
+++ b/docs/convert/index.html
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@
                  <h1>Convert</h1>
                
                <h3 id="yaml-to-json">Yaml to Json<a class="headerlink" href="#yaml-to-json" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3>
-<p>To convert output to json, use the --tojson (or -j) flag. This can be used with any command.</p>
+<p>To convert output to json, use the --tojson (or -j) flag. This can only be used with the read command.</p>
 <p>Given a sample.yaml file of:</p>
 <pre><code class="yaml">b:
  c: 2
--- a/docs/create/index.html
+++ b/docs/create/index.html
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@
                
                  <h1>Create</h1>
                
-                <p>Yaml files can be created using the 'new' command. This works in the same way as the write command, but you don't pass in an existing Yaml file.</p>
+                <p>Yaml files can be created using the 'new' command. This works in the same way as the write command, but you don't pass in an existing Yaml file. Currently this does not support creating multiple documents in a single yaml file.</p>
 <pre><code>yq n &lt;path&gt; &lt;new value&gt;
 </code></pre>

--- a/docs/delete/index.html
+++ b/docs/delete/index.html
@@ -287,6 +287,20 @@
    Deleting nodes in-place
  </a>
  
+</li>
+      
+        <li class="md-nav__item">
+  <a href="#multiple-documents-delete-from-single-document" title="Multiple Documents - delete from single document" class="md-nav__link">
+    Multiple Documents - delete from single document
+  </a>
+  
+</li>
+      
+        <li class="md-nav__item">
+  <a href="#multiple-documents-delete-from-all-documents" title="Multiple Documents - delete from all documents" class="md-nav__link">
+    Multiple Documents - delete from all documents
+  </a>
+  
 </li>
      
        <li class="md-nav__item">
@@ -385,6 +399,20 @@
    Deleting nodes in-place
  </a>
  
+</li>
+      
+        <li class="md-nav__item">
+  <a href="#multiple-documents-delete-from-single-document" title="Multiple Documents - delete from single document" class="md-nav__link">
+    Multiple Documents - delete from single document
+  </a>
+  
+</li>
+      
+        <li class="md-nav__item">
+  <a href="#multiple-documents-delete-from-all-documents" title="Multiple Documents - delete from all documents" class="md-nav__link">
+    Multiple Documents - delete from all documents
+  </a>
+  
 </li>
      
        <li class="md-nav__item">
@@ -413,10 +441,9 @@
                
                  <h1>Delete</h1>
                
-                <pre><code>yq d &lt;yaml_file|json_file&gt; &lt;path_to_delete&gt;
+                <pre><code>yq d &lt;yaml_file&gt; &lt;path_to_delete&gt;
 </code></pre>

-<p>This command can take a json file as input too, and will output yaml unless specified to export as json (-j)</p>
 <h3 id="to-stdout">To Stdout<a class="headerlink" href="#to-stdout" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3>
 <p>Given a sample.yaml file of:</p>
 <pre><code class="yaml">b:
@@ -469,6 +496,50 @@
 </code></pre>

 <p>will update the sample.yaml file so that the 'c' node is deleted</p>
+<h3 id="multiple-documents-delete-from-single-document">Multiple Documents - delete from single document<a class="headerlink" href="#multiple-documents-delete-from-single-document" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3>
+<p>Given a sample.yaml file of:</p>
+<pre><code class="yaml">something: else
+field: leaveMe
+---
+b:
+  c: 2
+field: deleteMe
+</code></pre>
+
+<p>then</p>
+<pre><code class="bash">yq w -d1 sample.yaml field
+</code></pre>
+
+<p>will output:</p>
+<pre><code class="yaml">something: else
+field: leaveMe
+---
+b:
+  c: 2
+</code></pre>
+
+<h3 id="multiple-documents-delete-from-all-documents">Multiple Documents - delete from all documents<a class="headerlink" href="#multiple-documents-delete-from-all-documents" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3>
+<p>Given a sample.yaml file of:</p>
+<pre><code class="yaml">something: else
+field: deleteMe
+---
+b:
+  c: 2
+field: deleteMeToo
+</code></pre>
+
+<p>then</p>
+<pre><code class="bash">yq w -d'*' sample.yaml field
+</code></pre>
+
+<p>will output:</p>
+<pre><code class="yaml">something: else
+---
+b:
+  c: 2
+</code></pre>
+
+<p>Note that '*' is in quotes to avoid being interpreted by your shell.</p>
 <h3 id="keys-with-dots">Keys with dots<a class="headerlink" href="#keys-with-dots" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3>
 <p>When specifying a key that has a dot use key lookup indicator.</p>
 <pre><code class="yaml">b:
--- a/docs/index.html
+++ b/docs/index.html
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ sudo apt install yq -y
 </code></pre>

 <p>or, <a href="https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/releases/latest">Download latest binary</a> or alternatively:</p>
-<pre><code>go get github.com/mikefarah/yq
+<pre><code>go get gopkg.in/mikefarah/yq.v2
 </code></pre>

 <p><a href="https://github.com/mikefarah/yq">View on GitHub</a></p>
--- a/docs/merge/index.html
+++ b/docs/merge/index.html
@@ -325,6 +325,20 @@
  
 </li>
      
+        <li class="md-nav__item">
+  <a href="#multiple-documents-merge-into-single-document" title="Multiple Documents - merge into single document" class="md-nav__link">
+    Multiple Documents - merge into single document
+  </a>
+  
+</li>
+      
+        <li class="md-nav__item">
+  <a href="#multiple-documents-merge-into-all-documents" title="Multiple Documents - merge into all documents" class="md-nav__link">
+    Multiple Documents - merge into all documents
+  </a>
+  
+</li>
+      
      
      
    </ul>
@@ -380,6 +394,20 @@
  
 </li>
      
+        <li class="md-nav__item">
+  <a href="#multiple-documents-merge-into-single-document" title="Multiple Documents - merge into single document" class="md-nav__link">
+    Multiple Documents - merge into single document
+  </a>
+  
+</li>
+      
+        <li class="md-nav__item">
+  <a href="#multiple-documents-merge-into-all-documents" title="Multiple Documents - merge into all documents" class="md-nav__link">
+    Multiple Documents - merge into all documents
+  </a>
+  
+</li>
+      
      
      
    </ul>
@@ -401,10 +429,9 @@
                
                <p>Yaml files can be merged using the 'merge' command. Each additional file merged with the first file will
 set values for any key not existing already or where the key has no value.</p>
-<pre><code>yq m &lt;yaml_file|json_file&gt; &lt;path&gt;...
+<pre><code>yq m &lt;yaml_file&gt; &lt;path&gt;...
 </code></pre>

-<p>This command can take a json file as input too, and will output yaml unless specified to export as json (-j)</p>
 <h3 id="to-stdout">To Stdout<a class="headerlink" href="#to-stdout" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3>
 <p>Given a data1.yaml file of:</p>
 <pre><code class="yaml">a: simple
@@ -497,6 +524,54 @@ d: false

 <p>Notice that 'b' does not result in the merging of the values within an array. The underlying library does not
 currently handle merging values within an array.</p>
+<h3 id="multiple-documents-merge-into-single-document">Multiple Documents - merge into single document<a class="headerlink" href="#multiple-documents-merge-into-single-document" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3>
+<p>Currently yq only has multi-document support for the <em>first</em> document being merged into. The remaining yaml files will have their first document selected.</p>
+<p>Given a data1.yaml file of:</p>
+<pre><code class="yaml">something: else
+---
+a: simple
+b: cat
+</code></pre>
+
+<p>and data3.yaml file of:</p>
+<pre><code class="yaml">b: dog
+</code></pre>
+
+<p>then</p>
+<pre><code class="bash">yq m -x -d1 data1.yaml data3.yaml
+</code></pre>
+
+<p>will output:</p>
+<pre><code class="yaml">something: else
+---
+a: simple
+b: dog
+</code></pre>
+
+<h3 id="multiple-documents-merge-into-all-documents">Multiple Documents - merge into all documents<a class="headerlink" href="#multiple-documents-merge-into-all-documents" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3>
+<p>Currently yq only has multi-document support for the <em>first</em> document being merged into. The remaining yaml files will have their first document selected.</p>
+<p>Given a data1.yaml file of:</p>
+<pre><code class="yaml">something: else
+---
+a: simple
+b: cat
+</code></pre>
+
+<p>and data3.yaml file of:</p>
+<pre><code class="yaml">b: dog
+</code></pre>
+
+<p>then</p>
+<pre><code class="bash">yq m -x -d'*' data1.yaml data3.yaml
+</code></pre>
+
+<p>will output:</p>
+<pre><code class="yaml">b: dog
+something: else
+---
+a: simple
+b: dog
+</code></pre>
                
                  
                
--- a/docs/read/index.html
+++ b/docs/read/index.html
@@ -256,6 +256,13 @@
    Splat
  </a>
  
+</li>
+      
+        <li class="md-nav__item">
+  <a href="#multiple-documents" title="Multiple Documents" class="md-nav__link">
+    Multiple Documents
+  </a>
+  
 </li>
      
        <li class="md-nav__item">
@@ -385,6 +392,13 @@
    Splat
  </a>
  
+</li>
+      
+        <li class="md-nav__item">
+  <a href="#multiple-documents" title="Multiple Documents" class="md-nav__link">
+    Multiple Documents
+  </a>
+  
 </li>
      
        <li class="md-nav__item">
@@ -467,6 +481,19 @@ bob:
 - apples
 </code></pre>

+<h3 id="multiple-documents">Multiple Documents<a class="headerlink" href="#multiple-documents" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3>
+<p>Given a sample.yaml file of:</p>
+<pre><code class="yaml">something: else
+---
+b:
+  c: 2
+</code></pre>
+
+<p>then</p>
+<pre><code class="bash">yq r -d1 sample.yaml b.c
+</code></pre>
+
+<p>will output the value of '2'.</p>
 <h3 id="arrays">Arrays<a class="headerlink" href="#arrays" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3>
 <p>You can give an index to access a specific element:
 e.g.: given a sample file of</p>
--- a/docs/search/search_index.json
+++ b/docs/search/search_index.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
    "docs": [
        {
            "location": "/",
-            "text": "yq\n\u00b6\n\n\nyq is a lightweight and portable command-line YAML processor\n\n\nThe aim of the project is to be the \njq\n or sed of yaml files.\n\n\nInstall\n\u00b6\n\n\nOn MacOS:\n\n\nbrew install yq\n\n\n\n\nOn Ubuntu and other Linux distros supporting \nsnap\n packages:\n\n\nsnap install yq\n\n\n\n\nOn Ubuntu 16.04 or higher from Debian package:\n\n\nsudo add-apt-repository ppa:rmescandon/yq\nsudo apt update\nsudo apt install yq -y\n\n\n\n\nor, \nDownload latest binary\n or alternatively:\n\n\ngo get github.com/mikefarah/yq\n\n\n\n\nView on GitHub",
+            "text": "yq\n\u00b6\n\n\nyq is a lightweight and portable command-line YAML processor\n\n\nThe aim of the project is to be the \njq\n or sed of yaml files.\n\n\nInstall\n\u00b6\n\n\nOn MacOS:\n\n\nbrew install yq\n\n\n\n\nOn Ubuntu and other Linux distros supporting \nsnap\n packages:\n\n\nsnap install yq\n\n\n\n\nOn Ubuntu 16.04 or higher from Debian package:\n\n\nsudo add-apt-repository ppa:rmescandon/yq\nsudo apt update\nsudo apt install yq -y\n\n\n\n\nor, \nDownload latest binary\n or alternatively:\n\n\ngo get gopkg.in/mikefarah/yq.v2\n\n\n\n\nView on GitHub",
            "title": "Install"
        },
        {
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@
        },
        {
            "location": "/#install",
-            "text": "On MacOS:  brew install yq  On Ubuntu and other Linux distros supporting  snap  packages:  snap install yq  On Ubuntu 16.04 or higher from Debian package:  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rmescandon/yq\nsudo apt update\nsudo apt install yq -y  or,  Download latest binary  or alternatively:  go get github.com/mikefarah/yq  View on GitHub",
+            "text": "On MacOS:  brew install yq  On Ubuntu and other Linux distros supporting  snap  packages:  snap install yq  On Ubuntu 16.04 or higher from Debian package:  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rmescandon/yq\nsudo apt update\nsudo apt install yq -y  or,  Download latest binary  or alternatively:  go get gopkg.in/mikefarah/yq.v2  View on GitHub",
            "title": "Install"
        },
        {
            "location": "/read/",
-            "text": "yq r <yaml_file|json_file> <path>\n\n\n\n\nThis command can take a json file as input too, and will output yaml unless specified to export as json (-j)\n\n\nBasic\n\u00b6\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n  c: 2\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq r sample.yaml b.c\n\n\n\n\nwill output the value of '2'.\n\n\nFrom Stdin\n\u00b6\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\ncat sample.yaml | yq r - b.c\n\n\n\n\nwill output the value of '2'.\n\n\nSplat\n\u00b6\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\n---\nbob:\n  item1:\n    cats: bananas\n  item2:\n    cats: apples\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq r sample.yaml bob.*.cats\n\n\n\n\nwill output\n\n\n- bananas\n- apples\n\n\n\n\nArrays\n\u00b6\n\n\nYou can give an index to access a specific element:\ne.g.: given a sample file of\n\n\nb:\n  e:\n    - name: fred\n      value: 3\n    - name: sam\n      value: 4\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq r sample.yaml 'b.e[1].name'\n\n\n\n\nwill output 'sam'\n\n\nNote that the path is in quotes to avoid the square brackets being interpreted by your shell.\n\n\nArray Splat\n\u00b6\n\n\ne.g.: given a sample file of\n\n\nb:\n  e:\n    - name: fred\n      value: 3\n    - name: sam\n      value: 4\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq r sample.yaml 'b.e[*].name'\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\n- fred\n- sam\n\n\n\n\nNote that the path is in quotes to avoid the square brackets being interpreted by your shell.\n\n\nKeys with dots\n\u00b6\n\n\nWhen specifying a key that has a dot use key lookup indicator.\n\n\nb:\n  foo.bar: 7\n\n\n\n\nyaml r sample.yaml 'b[foo.bar]'\n\n\n\n\nyaml w sample.yaml 'b[foo.bar]' 9\n\n\n\n\nAny valid yaml key can be specified as part of a key lookup.\n\n\nNote that the path is in quotes to avoid the square brackets being interpreted by your shell.",
+            "text": "yq r <yaml_file|json_file> <path>\n\n\n\n\nThis command can take a json file as input too, and will output yaml unless specified to export as json (-j)\n\n\nBasic\n\u00b6\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n  c: 2\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq r sample.yaml b.c\n\n\n\n\nwill output the value of '2'.\n\n\nFrom Stdin\n\u00b6\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\ncat sample.yaml | yq r - b.c\n\n\n\n\nwill output the value of '2'.\n\n\nSplat\n\u00b6\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\n---\nbob:\n  item1:\n    cats: bananas\n  item2:\n    cats: apples\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq r sample.yaml bob.*.cats\n\n\n\n\nwill output\n\n\n- bananas\n- apples\n\n\n\n\nMultiple Documents\n\u00b6\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nsomething: else\n---\nb:\n  c: 2\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq r -d1 sample.yaml b.c\n\n\n\n\nwill output the value of '2'.\n\n\nArrays\n\u00b6\n\n\nYou can give an index to access a specific element:\ne.g.: given a sample file of\n\n\nb:\n  e:\n    - name: fred\n      value: 3\n    - name: sam\n      value: 4\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq r sample.yaml 'b.e[1].name'\n\n\n\n\nwill output 'sam'\n\n\nNote that the path is in quotes to avoid the square brackets being interpreted by your shell.\n\n\nArray Splat\n\u00b6\n\n\ne.g.: given a sample file of\n\n\nb:\n  e:\n    - name: fred\n      value: 3\n    - name: sam\n      value: 4\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq r sample.yaml 'b.e[*].name'\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\n- fred\n- sam\n\n\n\n\nNote that the path is in quotes to avoid the square brackets being interpreted by your shell.\n\n\nKeys with dots\n\u00b6\n\n\nWhen specifying a key that has a dot use key lookup indicator.\n\n\nb:\n  foo.bar: 7\n\n\n\n\nyaml r sample.yaml 'b[foo.bar]'\n\n\n\n\nyaml w sample.yaml 'b[foo.bar]' 9\n\n\n\n\nAny valid yaml key can be specified as part of a key lookup.\n\n\nNote that the path is in quotes to avoid the square brackets being interpreted by your shell.",
            "title": "Read"
        },
        {
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@
            "text": "Given a sample.yaml file of:  ---\nbob:\n  item1:\n    cats: bananas\n  item2:\n    cats: apples  then  yq r sample.yaml bob.*.cats  will output  - bananas\n- apples",
            "title": "Splat"
        },
+        {
+            "location": "/read/#multiple-documents",
+            "text": "Given a sample.yaml file of:  something: else\n---\nb:\n  c: 2  then  yq r -d1 sample.yaml b.c  will output the value of '2'.",
+            "title": "Multiple Documents"
+        },
        {
            "location": "/read/#arrays",
            "text": "You can give an index to access a specific element:\ne.g.: given a sample file of  b:\n  e:\n    - name: fred\n      value: 3\n    - name: sam\n      value: 4  then  yq r sample.yaml 'b.e[1].name'  will output 'sam'  Note that the path is in quotes to avoid the square brackets being interpreted by your shell.",
@@ -52,7 +57,7 @@
        },
        {
            "location": "/write/",
-            "text": "yq w <yaml_file|json_file> <path> <new value>\n\n\n\n\nThis command can take a json file as input too, and will output yaml unless specified to export as json (-j)\n\n\nTo Stdout\n\u00b6\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n  c: 2\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq w sample.yaml b.c cat\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nb:\n  c: cat\n\n\n\n\nFrom STDIN\n\u00b6\n\n\ncat sample.yaml | yq w - b.c blah\n\n\n\n\nAdding new fields\n\u00b6\n\n\nAny missing fields in the path will be created on the fly.\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n  c: 2\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq w sample.yaml b.d[0] \"new thing\"\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nb:\n  c: cat\n  d:\n    - new thing\n\n\n\n\nAppending value to an array field\n\u00b6\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n  c: 2\n  d:\n    - new thing\n    - foo thing\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq w sample.yaml \"b.d[+]\" \"bar thing\"\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nb:\n  c: cat\n  d:\n    - new thing\n    - foo thing\n    - bar thing\n\n\n\n\nNote that the path is in quotes to avoid the square brackets being interpreted by your shell.\n\n\nUpdating files in-place\n\u00b6\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n  c: 2\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq w -i sample.yaml b.c cat\n\n\n\n\nwill update the sample.yaml file so that the value of 'c' is cat.\n\n\nUpdating multiple values with a script\n\u00b6\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n  c: 2\n  e:\n    - name: Billy Bob\n\n\n\n\nand a script update_instructions.yaml of:\n\n\nb.c: 3\nb.e[0].name: Howdy Partner\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq w -s update_instructions.yaml sample.yaml\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nb:\n  c: 3\n  e:\n    - name: Howdy Partner\n\n\n\n\nAnd, of course, you can pipe the instructions in using '-':\n\n\ncat update_instructions.yaml | yq w -s - sample.yaml\n\n\n\n\nValues starting with a hyphen (or dash)\n\u00b6\n\n\nThe flag terminator needs to be used to stop the app from attempting to parse the subsequent arguments as flags:\n\n\nyq w -- my.path -3\n\n\n\n\nwill output\n\n\nmy:\n  path: -3\n\n\n\n\nKeys with dots\n\u00b6\n\n\nWhen specifying a key that has a dot use key lookup indicator.\n\n\nb:\n  foo.bar: 7\n\n\n\n\nyaml r sample.yaml 'b[foo.bar]'\n\n\n\n\nyaml w sample.yaml 'b[foo.bar]' 9\n\n\n\n\nAny valid yaml key can be specified as part of a key lookup.\n\n\nNote that the path is in quotes to avoid the square brackets being interpreted by your shell.",
+            "text": "yq w <yaml_file> <path> <new value>\n\n\n\n\nTo Stdout\n\u00b6\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n  c: 2\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq w sample.yaml b.c cat\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nb:\n  c: cat\n\n\n\n\nFrom STDIN\n\u00b6\n\n\ncat sample.yaml | yq w - b.c blah\n\n\n\n\nAdding new fields\n\u00b6\n\n\nAny missing fields in the path will be created on the fly.\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n  c: 2\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq w sample.yaml b.d[0] \"new thing\"\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nb:\n  c: cat\n  d:\n    - new thing\n\n\n\n\nAppending value to an array field\n\u00b6\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n  c: 2\n  d:\n    - new thing\n    - foo thing\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq w sample.yaml \"b.d[+]\" \"bar thing\"\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nb:\n  c: cat\n  d:\n    - new thing\n    - foo thing\n    - bar thing\n\n\n\n\nNote that the path is in quotes to avoid the square brackets being interpreted by your shell.\n\n\nMultiple Documents - update a single document\n\u00b6\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nsomething: else\n---\nb:\n  c: 2\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq w -d1 sample.yaml b.c 5\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nsomething: else\n---\nb:\n  c: 5\n\n\n\n\nMultiple Documents - update all documents\n\u00b6\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nsomething: else\n---\nb:\n  c: 2\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq w -d'*' sample.yaml b.c 5\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nsomething: else\nb:\n  c: 5\n---\nb:\n  c: 5\n\n\n\n\nNote that '*' is in quotes to avoid being interpreted by your shell.\n\n\nUpdating files in-place\n\u00b6\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n  c: 2\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq w -i sample.yaml b.c cat\n\n\n\n\nwill update the sample.yaml file so that the value of 'c' is cat.\n\n\nUpdating multiple values with a script\n\u00b6\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n  c: 2\n  e:\n    - name: Billy Bob\n\n\n\n\nand a script update_instructions.yaml of:\n\n\nb.c: 3\nb.e[0].name: Howdy Partner\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq w -s update_instructions.yaml sample.yaml\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nb:\n  c: 3\n  e:\n    - name: Howdy Partner\n\n\n\n\nAnd, of course, you can pipe the instructions in using '-':\n\n\ncat update_instructions.yaml | yq w -s - sample.yaml\n\n\n\n\nValues starting with a hyphen (or dash)\n\u00b6\n\n\nThe flag terminator needs to be used to stop the app from attempting to parse the subsequent arguments as flags:\n\n\nyq w -- my.path -3\n\n\n\n\nwill output\n\n\nmy:\n  path: -3\n\n\n\n\nKeys with dots\n\u00b6\n\n\nWhen specifying a key that has a dot use key lookup indicator.\n\n\nb:\n  foo.bar: 7\n\n\n\n\nyaml r sample.yaml 'b[foo.bar]'\n\n\n\n\nyaml w sample.yaml 'b[foo.bar]' 9\n\n\n\n\nAny valid yaml key can be specified as part of a key lookup.\n\n\nNote that the path is in quotes to avoid the square brackets being interpreted by your shell.",
            "title": "Write/Update"
        },
        {
@@ -75,6 +80,16 @@
            "text": "Given a sample.yaml file of:  b:\n  c: 2\n  d:\n    - new thing\n    - foo thing  then  yq w sample.yaml \"b.d[+]\" \"bar thing\"  will output:  b:\n  c: cat\n  d:\n    - new thing\n    - foo thing\n    - bar thing  Note that the path is in quotes to avoid the square brackets being interpreted by your shell.",
            "title": "Appending value to an array field"
        },
+        {
+            "location": "/write/#multiple-documents-update-a-single-document",
+            "text": "Given a sample.yaml file of:  something: else\n---\nb:\n  c: 2  then  yq w -d1 sample.yaml b.c 5  will output:  something: else\n---\nb:\n  c: 5",
+            "title": "Multiple Documents - update a single document"
+        },
+        {
+            "location": "/write/#multiple-documents-update-all-documents",
+            "text": "Given a sample.yaml file of:  something: else\n---\nb:\n  c: 2  then  yq w -d'*' sample.yaml b.c 5  will output:  something: else\nb:\n  c: 5\n---\nb:\n  c: 5  Note that '*' is in quotes to avoid being interpreted by your shell.",
+            "title": "Multiple Documents - update all documents"
+        },
        {
            "location": "/write/#updating-files-in-place",
            "text": "Given a sample.yaml file of:  b:\n  c: 2  then  yq w -i sample.yaml b.c cat  will update the sample.yaml file so that the value of 'c' is cat.",
@@ -97,7 +112,7 @@
        },
        {
            "location": "/delete/",
-            "text": "yq d <yaml_file|json_file> <path_to_delete>\n\n\n\n\nThis command can take a json file as input too, and will output yaml unless specified to export as json (-j)\n\n\nTo Stdout\n\u00b6\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n  c: 2\n  apples: green\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq d sample.yaml b.c\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nb:\n  apples: green\n\n\n\n\nFrom STDIN\n\u00b6\n\n\ncat sample.yaml | yq d - b.c\n\n\n\n\nDeleting array elements\n\u00b6\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n  c: \n    - 1\n    - 2\n    - 3\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq d sample.yaml 'b.c[1]'\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nb:\n  c:\n  - 1\n  - 3\n\n\n\n\nDeleting nodes in-place\n\u00b6\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n  c: 2\n  apples: green\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq d -i sample.yaml b.c\n\n\n\n\nwill update the sample.yaml file so that the 'c' node is deleted\n\n\nKeys with dots\n\u00b6\n\n\nWhen specifying a key that has a dot use key lookup indicator.\n\n\nb:\n  foo.bar: 7\n\n\n\n\nyaml r sample.yaml 'b[foo.bar]'\n\n\n\n\nyaml w sample.yaml 'b[foo.bar]' 9\n\n\n\n\nAny valid yaml key can be specified as part of a key lookup.\n\n\nNote that the path is in quotes to avoid the square brackets being interpreted by your shell.",
+            "text": "yq d <yaml_file> <path_to_delete>\n\n\n\n\nTo Stdout\n\u00b6\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n  c: 2\n  apples: green\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq d sample.yaml b.c\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nb:\n  apples: green\n\n\n\n\nFrom STDIN\n\u00b6\n\n\ncat sample.yaml | yq d - b.c\n\n\n\n\nDeleting array elements\n\u00b6\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n  c: \n    - 1\n    - 2\n    - 3\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq d sample.yaml 'b.c[1]'\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nb:\n  c:\n  - 1\n  - 3\n\n\n\n\nDeleting nodes in-place\n\u00b6\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n  c: 2\n  apples: green\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq d -i sample.yaml b.c\n\n\n\n\nwill update the sample.yaml file so that the 'c' node is deleted\n\n\nMultiple Documents - delete from single document\n\u00b6\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nsomething: else\nfield: leaveMe\n---\nb:\n  c: 2\nfield: deleteMe\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq w -d1 sample.yaml field\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nsomething: else\nfield: leaveMe\n---\nb:\n  c: 2\n\n\n\n\nMultiple Documents - delete from all documents\n\u00b6\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nsomething: else\nfield: deleteMe\n---\nb:\n  c: 2\nfield: deleteMeToo\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq w -d'*' sample.yaml field\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nsomething: else\n---\nb:\n  c: 2\n\n\n\n\nNote that '*' is in quotes to avoid being interpreted by your shell.\n\n\nKeys with dots\n\u00b6\n\n\nWhen specifying a key that has a dot use key lookup indicator.\n\n\nb:\n  foo.bar: 7\n\n\n\n\nyaml r sample.yaml 'b[foo.bar]'\n\n\n\n\nyaml w sample.yaml 'b[foo.bar]' 9\n\n\n\n\nAny valid yaml key can be specified as part of a key lookup.\n\n\nNote that the path is in quotes to avoid the square brackets being interpreted by your shell.",
            "title": "Delete"
        },
        {
@@ -120,6 +135,16 @@
            "text": "Given a sample.yaml file of:  b:\n  c: 2\n  apples: green  then  yq d -i sample.yaml b.c  will update the sample.yaml file so that the 'c' node is deleted",
            "title": "Deleting nodes in-place"
        },
+        {
+            "location": "/delete/#multiple-documents-delete-from-single-document",
+            "text": "Given a sample.yaml file of:  something: else\nfield: leaveMe\n---\nb:\n  c: 2\nfield: deleteMe  then  yq w -d1 sample.yaml field  will output:  something: else\nfield: leaveMe\n---\nb:\n  c: 2",
+            "title": "Multiple Documents - delete from single document"
+        },
+        {
+            "location": "/delete/#multiple-documents-delete-from-all-documents",
+            "text": "Given a sample.yaml file of:  something: else\nfield: deleteMe\n---\nb:\n  c: 2\nfield: deleteMeToo  then  yq w -d'*' sample.yaml field  will output:  something: else\n---\nb:\n  c: 2  Note that '*' is in quotes to avoid being interpreted by your shell.",
+            "title": "Multiple Documents - delete from all documents"
+        },
        {
            "location": "/delete/#keys-with-dots",
            "text": "When specifying a key that has a dot use key lookup indicator.  b:\n  foo.bar: 7  yaml r sample.yaml 'b[foo.bar]'  yaml w sample.yaml 'b[foo.bar]' 9  Any valid yaml key can be specified as part of a key lookup.  Note that the path is in quotes to avoid the square brackets being interpreted by your shell.",
@@ -127,7 +152,7 @@
        },
        {
            "location": "/create/",
-            "text": "Yaml files can be created using the 'new' command. This works in the same way as the write command, but you don't pass in an existing Yaml file.\n\n\nyq n <path> <new value>\n\n\n\n\nCreating a simple yaml file\n\u00b6\n\n\nyq n b.c cat\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nb:\n  c: cat\n\n\n\n\nCreating using a create script\n\u00b6\n\n\nCreate scripts follow the same format as the update scripts.\n\n\nGiven a script create_instructions.yaml of:\n\n\nb.c: 3\nb.e[0].name: Howdy Partner\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq n -s create_instructions.yaml\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nb:\n  c: 3\n  e:\n    - name: Howdy Partner\n\n\n\n\nYou can also pipe the instructions in:\n\n\ncat create_instructions.yaml | yq n -s -\n\n\n\n\nKeys with dots\n\u00b6\n\n\nWhen specifying a key that has a dot use key lookup indicator.\n\n\nb:\n  foo.bar: 7\n\n\n\n\nyaml r sample.yaml 'b[foo.bar]'\n\n\n\n\nyaml w sample.yaml 'b[foo.bar]' 9\n\n\n\n\nAny valid yaml key can be specified as part of a key lookup.\n\n\nNote that the path is in quotes to avoid the square brackets being interpreted by your shell.",
+            "text": "Yaml files can be created using the 'new' command. This works in the same way as the write command, but you don't pass in an existing Yaml file. Currently this does not support creating multiple documents in a single yaml file.\n\n\nyq n <path> <new value>\n\n\n\n\nCreating a simple yaml file\n\u00b6\n\n\nyq n b.c cat\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nb:\n  c: cat\n\n\n\n\nCreating using a create script\n\u00b6\n\n\nCreate scripts follow the same format as the update scripts.\n\n\nGiven a script create_instructions.yaml of:\n\n\nb.c: 3\nb.e[0].name: Howdy Partner\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq n -s create_instructions.yaml\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nb:\n  c: 3\n  e:\n    - name: Howdy Partner\n\n\n\n\nYou can also pipe the instructions in:\n\n\ncat create_instructions.yaml | yq n -s -\n\n\n\n\nKeys with dots\n\u00b6\n\n\nWhen specifying a key that has a dot use key lookup indicator.\n\n\nb:\n  foo.bar: 7\n\n\n\n\nyaml r sample.yaml 'b[foo.bar]'\n\n\n\n\nyaml w sample.yaml 'b[foo.bar]' 9\n\n\n\n\nAny valid yaml key can be specified as part of a key lookup.\n\n\nNote that the path is in quotes to avoid the square brackets being interpreted by your shell.",
            "title": "Create"
        },
        {
@@ -147,12 +172,12 @@
        },
        {
            "location": "/convert/",
-            "text": "Yaml to Json\n\u00b6\n\n\nTo convert output to json, use the --tojson (or -j) flag. This can be used with any command.\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n  c: 2\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq r -j sample.yaml b.c\n\n\n\n\nwill output\n\n\n{\"b\":{\"c\":2}}\n\n\n\n\nJson to Yaml\n\u00b6\n\n\nTo read in json, just pass in a json file instead of yaml, it will just work :)\n\n\ne.g given a json file\n\n\n{\"a\":\"Easy! as one two three\",\"b\":{\"c\":2,\"d\":[3,4]}}\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq r sample.json\n\n\n\n\nwill output\n\n\na: Easy! as one two three\nb:\n  c: 2\n  d:\n  - 3\n  - 4",
+            "text": "Yaml to Json\n\u00b6\n\n\nTo convert output to json, use the --tojson (or -j) flag. This can only be used with the read command.\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n  c: 2\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq r -j sample.yaml b.c\n\n\n\n\nwill output\n\n\n{\"b\":{\"c\":2}}\n\n\n\n\nJson to Yaml\n\u00b6\n\n\nTo read in json, just pass in a json file instead of yaml, it will just work :)\n\n\ne.g given a json file\n\n\n{\"a\":\"Easy! as one two three\",\"b\":{\"c\":2,\"d\":[3,4]}}\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq r sample.json\n\n\n\n\nwill output\n\n\na: Easy! as one two three\nb:\n  c: 2\n  d:\n  - 3\n  - 4",
            "title": "Convert"
        },
        {
            "location": "/convert/#yaml-to-json",
-            "text": "To convert output to json, use the --tojson (or -j) flag. This can be used with any command.  Given a sample.yaml file of:  b:\n  c: 2  then  yq r -j sample.yaml b.c  will output  {\"b\":{\"c\":2}}",
+            "text": "To convert output to json, use the --tojson (or -j) flag. This can only be used with the read command.  Given a sample.yaml file of:  b:\n  c: 2  then  yq r -j sample.yaml b.c  will output  {\"b\":{\"c\":2}}",
            "title": "Yaml to Json"
        },
        {
@@ -162,7 +187,7 @@
        },
        {
            "location": "/merge/",
-            "text": "Yaml files can be merged using the 'merge' command. Each additional file merged with the first file will\nset values for any key not existing already or where the key has no value.\n\n\nyq m <yaml_file|json_file> <path>...\n\n\n\n\nThis command can take a json file as input too, and will output yaml unless specified to export as json (-j)\n\n\nTo Stdout\n\u00b6\n\n\nGiven a data1.yaml file of:\n\n\na: simple\nb: [1, 2]\n\n\n\n\nand data2.yaml file of:\n\n\na: other\nc:\n  test: 1\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq m data1.yaml data2.yaml\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\na: simple\nb: [1, 2]\nc:\n  test: 1\n\n\n\n\nUpdating files in-place\n\u00b6\n\n\nGiven a data1.yaml file of:\n\n\na: simple\nb: [1, 2]\n\n\n\n\nand data2.yaml file of:\n\n\na: other\nc:\n  test: 1\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq m -i data1.yaml data2.yaml\n\n\n\n\nwill update the data1.yaml file so that the value of 'c' is 'test: 1'.\n\n\nOverwrite values\n\u00b6\n\n\nGiven a data1.yaml file of:\n\n\na: simple\nb: [1, 2]\n\n\n\n\nand data2.yaml file of:\n\n\na: other\nc:\n  test: 1\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq m -x data1.yaml data2.yaml\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\na: other\nb: [1, 2]\nc:\n  test: 1\n\n\n\n\nOverwrite values with arrays\n\u00b6\n\n\nGiven a data1.yaml file of:\n\n\na: simple\nb: [1, 2]\n\n\n\n\nand data3.yaml file of:\n\n\nb: [2, 3, 4]\nc:\n  test: 2\n  other: true\nd: false\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq m -x data1.yaml data3.yaml\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\na: simple\nb: [2, 3, 4]\nc:\n  test: 2\n  other: true\nd: false\n\n\n\n\nNotice that 'b' does not result in the merging of the values within an array. The underlying library does not\ncurrently handle merging values within an array.",
+            "text": "Yaml files can be merged using the 'merge' command. Each additional file merged with the first file will\nset values for any key not existing already or where the key has no value.\n\n\nyq m <yaml_file> <path>...\n\n\n\n\nTo Stdout\n\u00b6\n\n\nGiven a data1.yaml file of:\n\n\na: simple\nb: [1, 2]\n\n\n\n\nand data2.yaml file of:\n\n\na: other\nc:\n  test: 1\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq m data1.yaml data2.yaml\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\na: simple\nb: [1, 2]\nc:\n  test: 1\n\n\n\n\nUpdating files in-place\n\u00b6\n\n\nGiven a data1.yaml file of:\n\n\na: simple\nb: [1, 2]\n\n\n\n\nand data2.yaml file of:\n\n\na: other\nc:\n  test: 1\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq m -i data1.yaml data2.yaml\n\n\n\n\nwill update the data1.yaml file so that the value of 'c' is 'test: 1'.\n\n\nOverwrite values\n\u00b6\n\n\nGiven a data1.yaml file of:\n\n\na: simple\nb: [1, 2]\n\n\n\n\nand data2.yaml file of:\n\n\na: other\nc:\n  test: 1\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq m -x data1.yaml data2.yaml\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\na: other\nb: [1, 2]\nc:\n  test: 1\n\n\n\n\nOverwrite values with arrays\n\u00b6\n\n\nGiven a data1.yaml file of:\n\n\na: simple\nb: [1, 2]\n\n\n\n\nand data3.yaml file of:\n\n\nb: [2, 3, 4]\nc:\n  test: 2\n  other: true\nd: false\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq m -x data1.yaml data3.yaml\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\na: simple\nb: [2, 3, 4]\nc:\n  test: 2\n  other: true\nd: false\n\n\n\n\nNotice that 'b' does not result in the merging of the values within an array. The underlying library does not\ncurrently handle merging values within an array.\n\n\nMultiple Documents - merge into single document\n\u00b6\n\n\nCurrently yq only has multi-document support for the \nfirst\n document being merged into. The remaining yaml files will have their first document selected.\n\n\nGiven a data1.yaml file of:\n\n\nsomething: else\n---\na: simple\nb: cat\n\n\n\n\nand data3.yaml file of:\n\n\nb: dog\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq m -x -d1 data1.yaml data3.yaml\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nsomething: else\n---\na: simple\nb: dog\n\n\n\n\nMultiple Documents - merge into all documents\n\u00b6\n\n\nCurrently yq only has multi-document support for the \nfirst\n document being merged into. The remaining yaml files will have their first document selected.\n\n\nGiven a data1.yaml file of:\n\n\nsomething: else\n---\na: simple\nb: cat\n\n\n\n\nand data3.yaml file of:\n\n\nb: dog\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyq m -x -d'*' data1.yaml data3.yaml\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nb: dog\nsomething: else\n---\na: simple\nb: dog",
            "title": "Merge"
        },
        {
@@ -184,6 +209,16 @@
            "location": "/merge/#overwrite-values-with-arrays",
            "text": "Given a data1.yaml file of:  a: simple\nb: [1, 2]  and data3.yaml file of:  b: [2, 3, 4]\nc:\n  test: 2\n  other: true\nd: false  then  yq m -x data1.yaml data3.yaml  will output:  a: simple\nb: [2, 3, 4]\nc:\n  test: 2\n  other: true\nd: false  Notice that 'b' does not result in the merging of the values within an array. The underlying library does not\ncurrently handle merging values within an array.",
            "title": "Overwrite values with arrays"
+        },
+        {
+            "location": "/merge/#multiple-documents-merge-into-single-document",
+            "text": "Currently yq only has multi-document support for the  first  document being merged into. The remaining yaml files will have their first document selected.  Given a data1.yaml file of:  something: else\n---\na: simple\nb: cat  and data3.yaml file of:  b: dog  then  yq m -x -d1 data1.yaml data3.yaml  will output:  something: else\n---\na: simple\nb: dog",
+            "title": "Multiple Documents - merge into single document"
+        },
+        {
+            "location": "/merge/#multiple-documents-merge-into-all-documents",
+            "text": "Currently yq only has multi-document support for the  first  document being merged into. The remaining yaml files will have their first document selected.  Given a data1.yaml file of:  something: else\n---\na: simple\nb: cat  and data3.yaml file of:  b: dog  then  yq m -x -d'*' data1.yaml data3.yaml  will output:  b: dog\nsomething: else\n---\na: simple\nb: dog",
+            "title": "Multiple Documents - merge into all documents"
        }
    ]
 }
--- a/docs/sitemap.xml
+++ b/docs/sitemap.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
    
    <url>
     <loc>/</loc>
-     <lastmod>2018-06-12</lastmod>
+     <lastmod>2018-06-20</lastmod>
     <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    </url>
    
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
    
    <url>
     <loc>/read/</loc>
-     <lastmod>2018-06-12</lastmod>
+     <lastmod>2018-06-20</lastmod>
     <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    </url>
    
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
    
    <url>
     <loc>/write/</loc>
-     <lastmod>2018-06-12</lastmod>
+     <lastmod>2018-06-20</lastmod>
     <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    </url>
    
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
    
    <url>
     <loc>/delete/</loc>
-     <lastmod>2018-06-12</lastmod>
+     <lastmod>2018-06-20</lastmod>
     <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    </url>
    
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
    
    <url>
     <loc>/create/</loc>
-     <lastmod>2018-06-12</lastmod>
+     <lastmod>2018-06-20</lastmod>
     <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    </url>
    
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
    
    <url>
     <loc>/convert/</loc>
-     <lastmod>2018-06-12</lastmod>
+     <lastmod>2018-06-20</lastmod>
     <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    </url>
    
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
    
    <url>
     <loc>/merge/</loc>
-     <lastmod>2018-06-12</lastmod>
+     <lastmod>2018-06-20</lastmod>
     <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    </url>
    
--- a/docs/write/index.html
+++ b/docs/write/index.html
@@ -275,6 +275,20 @@
    Appending value to an array field
  </a>
  
+</li>
+      
+        <li class="md-nav__item">
+  <a href="#multiple-documents-update-a-single-document" title="Multiple Documents - update a single document" class="md-nav__link">
+    Multiple Documents - update a single document
+  </a>
+  
+</li>
+      
+        <li class="md-nav__item">
+  <a href="#multiple-documents-update-all-documents" title="Multiple Documents - update all documents" class="md-nav__link">
+    Multiple Documents - update all documents
+  </a>
+  
 </li>
      
        <li class="md-nav__item">
@@ -406,6 +420,20 @@
    Appending value to an array field
  </a>
  
+</li>
+      
+        <li class="md-nav__item">
+  <a href="#multiple-documents-update-a-single-document" title="Multiple Documents - update a single document" class="md-nav__link">
+    Multiple Documents - update a single document
+  </a>
+  
+</li>
+      
+        <li class="md-nav__item">
+  <a href="#multiple-documents-update-all-documents" title="Multiple Documents - update all documents" class="md-nav__link">
+    Multiple Documents - update all documents
+  </a>
+  
 </li>
      
        <li class="md-nav__item">
@@ -455,10 +483,9 @@
                
                  <h1>Write/Update</h1>
                
-                <pre><code>yq w &lt;yaml_file|json_file&gt; &lt;path&gt; &lt;new value&gt;
+                <pre><code>yq w &lt;yaml_file&gt; &lt;path&gt; &lt;new value&gt;
 </code></pre>

-<p>This command can take a json file as input too, and will output yaml unless specified to export as json (-j)</p>
 <h3 id="to-stdout">To Stdout<a class="headerlink" href="#to-stdout" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3>
 <p>Given a sample.yaml file of:</p>
 <pre><code class="yaml">b:
@@ -519,6 +546,47 @@
 </code></pre>

 <p>Note that the path is in quotes to avoid the square brackets being interpreted by your shell.</p>
+<h3 id="multiple-documents-update-a-single-document">Multiple Documents - update a single document<a class="headerlink" href="#multiple-documents-update-a-single-document" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3>
+<p>Given a sample.yaml file of:</p>
+<pre><code class="yaml">something: else
+---
+b:
+  c: 2
+</code></pre>
+
+<p>then</p>
+<pre><code class="bash">yq w -d1 sample.yaml b.c 5
+</code></pre>
+
+<p>will output:</p>
+<pre><code class="yaml">something: else
+---
+b:
+  c: 5
+</code></pre>
+
+<h3 id="multiple-documents-update-all-documents">Multiple Documents - update all documents<a class="headerlink" href="#multiple-documents-update-all-documents" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3>
+<p>Given a sample.yaml file of:</p>
+<pre><code class="yaml">something: else
+---
+b:
+  c: 2
+</code></pre>
+
+<p>then</p>
+<pre><code class="bash">yq w -d'*' sample.yaml b.c 5
+</code></pre>
+
+<p>will output:</p>
+<pre><code class="yaml">something: else
+b:
+  c: 5
+---
+b:
+  c: 5
+</code></pre>
+
+<p>Note that '*' is in quotes to avoid being interpreted by your shell.</p>
 <h3 id="updating-files-in-place">Updating files in-place<a class="headerlink" href="#updating-files-in-place" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3>
 <p>Given a sample.yaml file of:</p>
 <pre><code class="yaml">b:
--- a/examples/data2.yaml
+++ b/examples/data2.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 a: other
+b: [3, 4]
 c:
  test: 1
--- a/examples/data3.yaml
+++ b/examples/data3.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1 @@
-b: [2, 3, 4]
-c:
-  test: 2
-  other: true
-d: false
+b: dog
--- a/examples/multiple_docs.yaml
+++ b/examples/multiple_docs.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+commonKey: first document
 a: Easy! as one two three
 b:
  c: 2
@@ -8,8 +9,10 @@ b:
    - name: sam
      value: 4
 ---
+commonKey: second document
 another:
  document: here
 ---
+commonKey: third document
 wow: 
  - here is another
--- a/examples/sample_array_2.yaml
+++ b/examples/sample_array_2.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[4,5]
--- a/json_converter.go
+++ b/json_converter.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strconv"

-	yaml "gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+	yaml "gopkg.in/mikefarah/yaml.v2"
 )

 func jsonToString(context interface{}) (string, error) {
--- a/merge.go
+++ b/merge.go
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 package main

-import (
-	"github.com/imdario/mergo"
-)
+import "gopkg.in/imdario/mergo.v0"

-func merge(dst, src interface{}, overwrite bool) error {
+func merge(dst interface{}, src interface{}, overwrite bool, append bool) error {
 	if overwrite {
-		return mergo.MergeWithOverwrite(dst, src)
+		return mergo.Merge(dst, src, mergo.WithOverride)
+	} else if append {
+		return mergo.Merge(dst, src, mergo.WithAppendSlice)
 	}
 	return mergo.Merge(dst, src)
 }
--- a/mkdocs/convert.md
+++ b/mkdocs/convert.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ### Yaml to Json
-To convert output to json, use the --tojson (or -j) flag. This can be used with any command.
+To convert output to json, use the --tojson (or -j) flag. This can only be used with the read command.

 Given a sample.yaml file of:
 ```yaml
--- a/mkdocs/create.md
+++ b/mkdocs/create.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Yaml files can be created using the 'new' command. This works in the same way as the write command, but you don't pass in an existing Yaml file.
+Yaml files can be created using the 'new' command. This works in the same way as the write command, but you don't pass in an existing Yaml file. Currently this does not support creating multiple documents in a single yaml file.

 ```
 yq n <path> <new value>
--- a/mkdocs/delete.md
+++ b/mkdocs/delete.md
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 ```
-yq d <yaml_file|json_file> <path_to_delete>
+yq d <yaml_file> <path_to_delete>
 ```
-{!snippets/works_with_json.md!}

 ### To Stdout
 Given a sample.yaml file of:
@@ -60,4 +59,52 @@ yq d -i sample.yaml b.c
 will update the sample.yaml file so that the 'c' node is deleted


+
+### Multiple Documents - delete from single document
+Given a sample.yaml file of:
+```yaml
+something: else
+field: leaveMe
+---
+b:
+  c: 2
+field: deleteMe
+```
+then
+```bash
+yq w -d1 sample.yaml field
+```
+will output:
+```yaml
+something: else
+field: leaveMe
+---
+b:
+  c: 2
+```
+
+### Multiple Documents - delete from all documents
+Given a sample.yaml file of:
+```yaml
+something: else
+field: deleteMe
+---
+b:
+  c: 2
+field: deleteMeToo
+```
+then
+```bash
+yq w -d'*' sample.yaml field
+```
+will output:
+```yaml
+something: else
+---
+b:
+  c: 2
+```
+
+Note that '*' is in quotes to avoid being interpreted by your shell.
+
 {!snippets/keys_with_dots.md!}
--- a/mkdocs/index.md
+++ b/mkdocs/index.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ sudo apt install yq -y
 ```
 or, [Download latest binary](https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/releases/latest) or alternatively:
 ```
-go get github.com/mikefarah/yq
+go get gopkg.in/mikefarah/yq.v2
 ```

 [View on GitHub](https://github.com/mikefarah/yq)
--- a/mkdocs/merge.md
+++ b/mkdocs/merge.md
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ Yaml files can be merged using the 'merge' command. Each additional file merged
 set values for any key not existing already or where the key has no value.

 ```
-yq m <yaml_file|json_file> <path>...
+yq m <yaml_file> <path>...
 ```
-{!snippets/works_with_json.md!}
+

 ### To Stdout
 Given a data1.yaml file of:
@@ -102,3 +102,56 @@ d: false

 Notice that 'b' does not result in the merging of the values within an array. The underlying library does not
 currently handle merging values within an array.
+
+### Multiple Documents - merge into single document
+Currently yq only has multi-document support for the _first_ document being merged into. The remaining yaml files will have their first document selected.
+
+Given a data1.yaml file of:
+```yaml
+something: else
+---
+a: simple
+b: cat
+```
+and data3.yaml file of:
+```yaml
+b: dog
+```
+then
+```bash
+yq m -x -d1 data1.yaml data3.yaml
+```
+will output:
+```yaml
+something: else
+---
+a: simple
+b: dog
+```
+
+### Multiple Documents - merge into all documents
+Currently yq only has multi-document support for the _first_ document being merged into. The remaining yaml files will have their first document selected.
+
+Given a data1.yaml file of:
+```yaml
+something: else
+---
+a: simple
+b: cat
+```
+and data3.yaml file of:
+```yaml
+b: dog
+```
+then
+```bash
+yq m -x -d'*' data1.yaml data3.yaml
+```
+will output:
+```yaml
+b: dog
+something: else
+---
+a: simple
+b: dog
+```
--- a/mkdocs/read.md
+++ b/mkdocs/read.md
@@ -43,6 +43,20 @@ will output
 - apples
 ```

+### Multiple Documents
+Given a sample.yaml file of:
+```yaml
+something: else
+---
+b:
+  c: 2
+```
+then
+```bash
+yq r -d1 sample.yaml b.c
+```
+will output the value of '2'.
+
 ### Arrays
 You can give an index to access a specific element:
 e.g.: given a sample file of
--- a/mkdocs/write.md
+++ b/mkdocs/write.md
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 ```
-yq w <yaml_file|json_file> <path> <new value>
+yq w <yaml_file> <path> <new value>
 ```
-{!snippets/works_with_json.md!}

 ### To Stdout
 Given a sample.yaml file of:
@@ -69,6 +68,50 @@ b:

 Note that the path is in quotes to avoid the square brackets being interpreted by your shell.

+### Multiple Documents - update a single document
+Given a sample.yaml file of:
+```yaml
+something: else
+---
+b:
+  c: 2
+```
+then
+```bash
+yq w -d1 sample.yaml b.c 5
+```
+will output:
+```yaml
+something: else
+---
+b:
+  c: 5
+```
+
+### Multiple Documents - update all documents
+Given a sample.yaml file of:
+```yaml
+something: else
+---
+b:
+  c: 2
+```
+then
+```bash
+yq w -d'*' sample.yaml b.c 5
+```
+will output:
+```yaml
+something: else
+b:
+  c: 5
+---
+b:
+  c: 5
+```
+
+Note that '*' is in quotes to avoid being interpreted by your shell.
+
 ### Updating files in-place
 Given a sample.yaml file of:
 ```yaml
--- a/release_instructions.txt
+++ b/release_instructions.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 - increment version in version.go
 - increment version in snapcraft.yaml
- tag git with same version number
+- tag git with same version number, be sure to start with 'v' for gopkg.in
 - make sure local build passes
 - push tag to git
 - make local xcompile (builds binaries for all platforms)
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@

 - snapcraft
  - will auto create a candidate, test it works then promote
+  - see https://build.snapcraft.io/user/mikefarah/yq
+  
+  sudo snap remove yq
+  sudo snap install --edge yq
+  
+  then on the mac snapcraft release yq <snap_build_number> stable
+

 - brew
  - create pull request pointing to latest git release
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: yq
-version: 1.15.0
+version: 2.0.0
 summary: A lightweight and portable command-line YAML processor
 description: |
  The aim of the project is to be the jq or sed of yaml files.
--- a/utils_test.go
+++ b/utils_test.go
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"

-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-	yaml "gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+	yaml "gopkg.in/mikefarah/yaml.v2"
+	"gopkg.in/spf13/cobra.v0"
 )

 type resulter struct {
--- a/vendor/vendor.json
+++ b/vendor/vendor.json
@@ -2,24 +2,12 @@
 	"comment": "",
 	"ignore": "test",
 	"package": [
-		{
-			"checksumSHA1": "66lykxpWgSmQodnhkADqn6tnroQ=",
-			"path": "github.com/imdario/mergo",
-			"revision": "e3000cb3d28c72b837601cac94debd91032d19fe",
-			"revisionTime": "2017-06-20T10:47:01Z"
-		},
 		{
 			"checksumSHA1": "40vJyUB4ezQSn/NSadsKEOrudMc=",
 			"path": "github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap",
 			"revision": "76626ae9c91c4f2a10f34cad8ce83ea42c93bb75",
 			"revisionTime": "2014-10-17T20:07:13Z"
 		},
-		{
-			"checksumSHA1": "BoXdUBWB8UnSlFlbnuTQaPqfCGk=",
-			"path": "github.com/op/go-logging",
-			"revision": "970db520ece77730c7e4724c61121037378659d9",
-			"revisionTime": "2016-03-15T20:05:05Z"
-		},
 		{
 			"checksumSHA1": "ljd3FhYRJ91cLZz3wsH9BQQ2JbA=",
 			"path": "github.com/pkg/errors",
@@ -27,24 +15,34 @@
 			"revisionTime": "2018-03-11T21:45:15Z"
 		},
 		{
-			"checksumSHA1": "xPKgXygsORkmXnLdtFaFmipYKaA=",
-			"path": "github.com/spf13/cobra",
-			"revision": "b78744579491c1ceeaaa3b40205e56b0591b93a3",
-			"revisionTime": "2017-09-05T17:20:51Z"
-		},
-		{
-			"checksumSHA1": "Q52Y7t0lEtk/wcDn5q7tS7B+jqs=",
+			"checksumSHA1": "OJI0OgC5V8gZtfS1e0CDYMhkDNc=",
 			"path": "github.com/spf13/pflag",
-			"revision": "7aff26db30c1be810f9de5038ec5ef96ac41fd7c",
-			"revisionTime": "2017-08-24T17:57:12Z"
+			"revision": "3ebe029320b2676d667ae88da602a5f854788a8a",
+			"revisionTime": "2018-06-01T13:25:42Z"
 		},
 		{
-			"checksumSHA1": "DHNYKS5T54/XOqUsFFzdZMLEnVE=",
-			"origin": "github.com/mikefarah/yaml",
-			"path": "gopkg.in/yaml.v2",
+			"checksumSHA1": "RwlkCZz8VFXAE4aHQQOSC0hLu5k=",
+			"path": "gopkg.in/imdario/mergo.v0",
+			"revision": "9316a62528ac99aaecb4e47eadd6dc8aa6533d58",
+			"revisionTime": "2018-06-08T14:01:56Z"
+		},
+		{
+			"checksumSHA1": "7wtGubs4v7+RZovtlmyT9KwA/gE=",
+			"path": "gopkg.in/mikefarah/yaml.v2",
 			"revision": "e175af14aaa1d0eff2ee04b691e4a4827a111416",
-			"revisionTime": "2018-06-13T04:05:11Z",
-			"tree": true
+			"revisionTime": "2018-06-13T04:05:11Z"
+		},
+		{
+			"checksumSHA1": "rL5r44ASTGubGW88gqQwlvVQshw=",
+			"path": "gopkg.in/op/go-logging.v1",
+			"revision": "b2cb9fa56473e98db8caba80237377e83fe44db5",
+			"revisionTime": "2016-02-11T21:21:56Z"
+		},
+		{
+			"checksumSHA1": "xsZjAbfLrXcMtY6fyQ8QC6EvJD0=",
+			"path": "gopkg.in/spf13/cobra.v0",
+			"revision": "ef82de70bb3f60c65fb8eebacbb2d122ef517385",
+			"revisionTime": "2018-04-27T13:45:50Z"
 		}
 	],
 	"rootPath": "github.com/mikefarah/yq"
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ var (
 	GitDescribe string

 	// Version is main version number that is being run at the moment.
-	Version = "2.0.0"
+	Version = "2.1.0"

 	// VersionPrerelease is a pre-release marker for the version. If this is "" (empty string)
 	// then it means that it is a final release. Otherwise, this is a pre-release
 	// such as "dev" (in development), "beta", "rc1", etc.
-	VersionPrerelease = "beta"
+	VersionPrerelease = ""
 )

 // ProductName is the name of the product
--- a/version_test.go
+++ b/version_test.go
@@ -3,13 +3,18 @@ package main
 import "testing"

 func TestGetVersionDisplay(t *testing.T) {
+	var expectedVersion = ProductName + " version " + Version
+	if VersionPrerelease != "" {
+		expectedVersion = expectedVersion + "-" + VersionPrerelease
+	}
+	expectedVersion = expectedVersion + "\n"
 	tests := []struct {
 		name string
 		want string
 	}{
 		{
 			name: "Display Version",
-			want: ProductName + " version " + Version + "-" + VersionPrerelease + "\n",
+			want: expectedVersion,
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
--- a/yq.go
+++ b/yq.go
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ import (
 	"strings"

 	errors "github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"gopkg.in/spf13/cobra.v0"

-	logging "github.com/op/go-logging"
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-	yaml "gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+	yaml "gopkg.in/mikefarah/yaml.v2"
+	logging "gopkg.in/op/go-logging.v1"
 )

 var trimOutput = true
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@ var writeInplace = false
 var writeScript = ""
 var outputToJSON = false
 var overwriteFlag = false
+var appendFlag = false
 var verbose = false
 var version = false
-var docIndex = 0
+var docIndex = "0"
 var log = logging.MustGetLogger("yq")

 func main() {
@@ -66,7 +67,6 @@ func newCommandCLI() *cobra.Command {
 	}

 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&trimOutput, "trim", "t", true, "trim yaml output")
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&outputToJSON, "tojson", "j", false, "output as json")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&verbose, "verbose", "v", false, "verbose mode")
 	rootCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&version, "version", "V", false, "Print version information and quit")

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func createReadCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	var cmdRead = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "read [yaml_file] [path]",
 		Aliases: []string{"r"},
-		Short:   "yq r [--doc/-d document_index] sample.yaml a.b.c",
+		Short:   "yq r [--doc/-d index] sample.yaml a.b.c",
 		Example: `
 yq read things.yaml a.b.c
 yq r - a.b.c (reads from stdin)
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ yq r things.yaml a.array[*].blah
 		Long: "Outputs the value of the given path in the yaml file to STDOUT",
 		RunE: readProperty,
 	}
-	cmdRead.PersistentFlags().IntVarP(&docIndex, "doc", "d", 0, "process document index number (0 based)")
+	cmdRead.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&docIndex, "doc", "d", "0", "process document index number (0 based, * for all documents)")
+	cmdRead.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&outputToJSON, "tojson", "j", false, "output as json")
 	return cmdRead
 }

@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ func createWriteCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	var cmdWrite = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "write [yaml_file] [path] [value]",
 		Aliases: []string{"w"},
-		Short:   "yq w [--inplace/-i] [--script/-s script_file] [--doc/-d document_index] sample.yaml a.b.c newValueForC",
+		Short:   "yq w [--inplace/-i] [--script/-s script_file] [--doc/-d index] sample.yaml a.b.c newValue",
 		Example: `
 yq write things.yaml a.b.c cat
 yq write --inplace things.yaml a.b.c cat
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ a.b.e:
 	}
 	cmdWrite.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&writeInplace, "inplace", "i", false, "update the yaml file inplace")
 	cmdWrite.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&writeScript, "script", "s", "", "yaml script for updating yaml")
-	cmdWrite.PersistentFlags().IntVarP(&docIndex, "doc", "d", 0, "process document index number (0 based)")
+	cmdWrite.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&docIndex, "doc", "d", "0", "process document index number (0 based, * for all documents)")
 	return cmdWrite
 }

@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ func createDeleteCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	var cmdDelete = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "delete [yaml_file] [path]",
 		Aliases: []string{"d"},
-		Short:   "yq d [--inplace/-i] [--doc/-d document_index] sample.yaml a.b.c",
+		Short:   "yq d [--inplace/-i] [--doc/-d index] sample.yaml a.b.c",
 		Example: `
 yq delete things.yaml a.b.c
 yq delete --inplace things.yaml a.b.c
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ Outputs to STDOUT unless the inplace flag is used, in which case the file is upd
 		RunE: deleteProperty,
 	}
 	cmdDelete.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&writeInplace, "inplace", "i", false, "update the yaml file inplace")
-	cmdDelete.PersistentFlags().IntVarP(&docIndex, "doc", "d", 0, "process document index number (0 based)")
+	cmdDelete.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&docIndex, "doc", "d", "0", "process document index number (0 based, * for all documents)")
 	return cmdDelete
 }

@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ func createNewCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	var cmdNew = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "new [path] [value]",
 		Aliases: []string{"n"},
-		Short:   "yq n [--script/-s script_file] a.b.c newValueForC",
+		Short:   "yq n [--script/-s script_file] a.b.c newValue",
 		Example: `
 yq new a.b.c cat
 yq n a.b.c cat
@@ -183,33 +184,83 @@ func createMergeCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	var cmdMerge = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "merge [initial_yaml_file] [additional_yaml_file]...",
 		Aliases: []string{"m"},
-		Short:   "yq m [--inplace/-i] [--doc/-d document_index] [--overwrite/-x] sample.yaml sample2.yaml",
+		Short:   "yq m [--inplace/-i] [--doc/-d index] [--overwrite/-x] [--append/-a] sample.yaml sample2.yaml",
 		Example: `
 yq merge things.yaml other.yaml
 yq merge --inplace things.yaml other.yaml
 yq m -i things.yaml other.yaml
 yq m --overwrite things.yaml other.yaml
 yq m -i -x things.yaml other.yaml
+yq m -i -a things.yaml other.yaml
      `,
 		Long: `Updates the yaml file by adding/updating the path(s) and value(s) from additional yaml file(s).
 Outputs to STDOUT unless the inplace flag is used, in which case the file is updated instead.

 If overwrite flag is set then existing values will be overwritten using the values from each additional yaml file.
+If append flag is set then existing arrays will be merged with the arrays from each additional yaml file.
+
+Note that if you set both flags only overwrite will take effect.
 `,
 		RunE: mergeProperties,
 	}
 	cmdMerge.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&writeInplace, "inplace", "i", false, "update the yaml file inplace")
 	cmdMerge.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&overwriteFlag, "overwrite", "x", false, "update the yaml file by overwriting existing values")
-	cmdMerge.PersistentFlags().IntVarP(&docIndex, "doc", "d", 0, "process document index number (0 based)")
+	cmdMerge.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&appendFlag, "append", "a", false, "update the yaml file by appending array values")
+	cmdMerge.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&docIndex, "doc", "d", "0", "process document index number (0 based, * for all documents)")
 	return cmdMerge
 }

 func readProperty(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	data, err := read(args)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	var path = ""
+
+	if len(args) < 1 {
+		return errors.New("Must provide filename")
+	} else if len(args) > 1 {
+		path = args[1]
 	}
-	dataStr, err := toString(data)
+
+	var updateAll, docIndexInt, errorParsingDocIndex = parseDocumentIndex()
+	if errorParsingDocIndex != nil {
+		return errorParsingDocIndex
+	}
+	var mappedDocs []interface{}
+	var dataBucket interface{}
+	var currentIndex = 0
+	var errorReadingStream = readStream(args[0], func(decoder *yaml.Decoder) error {
+		for {
+			errorReading := decoder.Decode(&dataBucket)
+			if errorReading == io.EOF {
+				log.Debugf("done %v / %v", currentIndex, docIndexInt)
+				if !updateAll && currentIndex <= docIndexInt {
+					return fmt.Errorf("Asked to process document index %v but there are only %v document(s)", docIndex, currentIndex)
+				}
+				return nil
+			}
+			log.Debugf("processing %v - requested index %v", currentIndex, docIndexInt)
+			if updateAll || currentIndex == docIndexInt {
+				log.Debugf("reading %v in index %v", path, currentIndex)
+				mappedDoc, errorParsing := readPath(dataBucket, path)
+				log.Debugf("%v", mappedDoc)
+				if errorParsing != nil {
+					return errors.Wrapf(errorParsing, "Error reading path in document index %v", currentIndex)
+				}
+				mappedDocs = append(mappedDocs, mappedDoc)
+			}
+			currentIndex = currentIndex + 1
+		}
+	})
+
+	if errorReadingStream != nil {
+		return errorReadingStream
+	}
+
+	if !updateAll {
+		dataBucket = mappedDocs[0]
+	} else {
+		dataBucket = mappedDocs
+	}
+
+	dataStr, err := toString(dataBucket)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -217,25 +268,13 @@ func readProperty(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	return nil
 }

-func read(args []string) (interface{}, error) {
-	var path = ""
-
-	if len(args) < 1 {
-		return nil, errors.New("Must provide filename")
-	} else if len(args) > 1 {
-		path = args[1]
-	}
-	var generalData interface{}
-	if err := readData(args[0], docIndex, &generalData); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+func readPath(dataBucket interface{}, path string) (interface{}, error) {
 	if path == "" {
-		return generalData, nil
+		log.Debug("no path")
+		return dataBucket, nil
 	}
-
 	var paths = parsePath(path)
-	value, err := recurse(generalData, paths[0], paths[1:])
-	return value, err
+	return recurse(dataBucket, paths[0], paths[1:])
 }

 func newProperty(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
@@ -276,6 +315,17 @@ func newYaml(args []string) (interface{}, error) {
 	return dataBucket, nil
 }

+func parseDocumentIndex() (bool, int, error) {
+	if docIndex == "*" {
+		return true, -1, nil
+	}
+	docIndexInt64, err := strconv.ParseInt(docIndex, 10, 32)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, -1, errors.Wrapf(err, "Document index %v is not a integer or *", docIndex)
+	}
+	return false, int(docIndexInt64), nil
+}
+
 type updateDataFn func(dataBucket interface{}, currentIndex int) (interface{}, error)

 func mapYamlDecoder(updateData updateDataFn, encoder *yaml.Encoder) yamlDecoderFn {
@@ -286,13 +336,18 @@ func mapYamlDecoder(updateData updateDataFn, encoder *yaml.Encoder) yamlDecoderF
 		var errorUpdating error
 		var currentIndex = 0

+		var updateAll, docIndexInt, errorParsingDocIndex = parseDocumentIndex()
+		if errorParsingDocIndex != nil {
+			return errorParsingDocIndex
+		}
+
 		for {
 			log.Debugf("Read doc %v", currentIndex)
 			errorReading = decoder.Decode(&dataBucket)

 			if errorReading == io.EOF {
-				if currentIndex < docIndex {
-					return fmt.Errorf("Asked to process document %v but there are only %v document(s)", docIndex, currentIndex)
+				if !updateAll && currentIndex <= docIndexInt {
+					return fmt.Errorf("Asked to process document index %v but there are only %v document(s)", docIndex, currentIndex)
 				}
 				return nil
 			} else if errorReading != nil {
@@ -318,8 +373,13 @@ func writeProperty(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if writeCommandsError != nil {
 		return writeCommandsError
 	}
+	var updateAll, docIndexInt, errorParsingDocIndex = parseDocumentIndex()
+	if errorParsingDocIndex != nil {
+		return errorParsingDocIndex
+	}
+
 	var updateData = func(dataBucket interface{}, currentIndex int) (interface{}, error) {
-		if currentIndex == docIndex {
+		if updateAll || currentIndex == docIndexInt {
 			log.Debugf("Updating doc %v", currentIndex)
 			for _, entry := range writeCommands {
 				path := entry.Key.(string)
@@ -365,8 +425,13 @@ func deleteProperty(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 	var deletePath = args[1]
 	var paths = parsePath(deletePath)
+	var updateAll, docIndexInt, errorParsingDocIndex = parseDocumentIndex()
+	if errorParsingDocIndex != nil {
+		return errorParsingDocIndex
+	}
+
 	var updateData = func(dataBucket interface{}, currentIndex int) (interface{}, error) {
-		if currentIndex == docIndex {
+		if updateAll || currentIndex == docIndexInt {
 			log.Debugf("Deleting path in doc %v", currentIndex)
 			return deleteChildValue(dataBucket, paths), nil
 		}
@@ -382,12 +447,20 @@ func mergeProperties(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 	var input = args[0]
 	var filesToMerge = args[1:]
+	var updateAll, docIndexInt, errorParsingDocIndex = parseDocumentIndex()
+	if errorParsingDocIndex != nil {
+		return errorParsingDocIndex
+	}

 	var updateData = func(dataBucket interface{}, currentIndex int) (interface{}, error) {
-		if currentIndex == docIndex {
+		if updateAll || currentIndex == docIndexInt {
 			log.Debugf("Merging doc %v", currentIndex)
 			var mergedData map[interface{}]interface{}
-			if err := merge(&mergedData, dataBucket, overwriteFlag); err != nil {
+			// merge only works for maps, so put everything in a temporary
+			// map
+			var mapDataBucket = make(map[interface{}]interface{})
+			mapDataBucket["root"] = dataBucket
+			if err := merge(&mergedData, mapDataBucket, overwriteFlag, appendFlag); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 			for _, f := range filesToMerge {
@@ -395,11 +468,12 @@ func mergeProperties(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 				if err := readData(f, 0, &fileToMerge); err != nil {
 					return nil, err
 				}
-				if err := merge(&mergedData, fileToMerge, overwriteFlag); err != nil {
+				mapDataBucket["root"] = fileToMerge
+				if err := merge(&mergedData, mapDataBucket, overwriteFlag, appendFlag); err != nil {
 					return nil, err
 				}
 			}
-			return mergedData, nil
+			return mergedData["root"], nil
 		}
 		return dataBucket, nil
 	}
@@ -476,10 +550,34 @@ func marshalContext(context interface{}) (string, error) {
 }

 func safelyRenameFile(from string, to string) {
-	if err := os.Rename(from, to); err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("Error renaming from %v to %v", from, to)
-		log.Error(err.Error())
+	if renameError := os.Rename(from, to); renameError != nil {
+		log.Warningf("Error renaming from %v to %v, attemting to copy contents", from, to)
+		log.Warning(renameError.Error())
+		// can't do this rename when running in docker to a file targeted in a mounted volume,
+		// so gracefully degrade to copying the entire contents.
+		if copyError := copyFileContents(from, to); copyError != nil {
+			log.Errorf("Failed copying from %v to %v", from, to)
+			log.Errorf(copyError.Error())
 		}
+	}
+}
+
+// thanks https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21060945/simple-way-to-copy-a-file-in-golang
+func copyFileContents(src, dst string) (err error) {
+	in, err := os.Open(src)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer safelyCloseFile(in)
+	out, err := os.Create(dst)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer safelyCloseFile(out)
+	if _, err = io.Copy(out, in); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return out.Sync()
 }

 func safelyFlush(writer *bufio.Writer) {
@@ -520,8 +618,6 @@ func readStream(filename string, yamlDecoder yamlDecoderFn) error {

 func readData(filename string, indexToRead int, parsedData interface{}) error {
 	return readStream(filename, func(decoder *yaml.Decoder) error {
-		// naive implementation of document indexing, decodes all the yaml documents
-		// before the docIndex and throws them away.
 		for currentIndex := 0; currentIndex < indexToRead; currentIndex++ {
 			errorSkipping := decoder.Decode(parsedData)
 			if errorSkipping != nil {
--- a/yq_test.go
+++ b/yq_test.go
@@ -23,37 +23,6 @@ func TestParseValue(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }

-func TestRead(t *testing.T) {
-	result, _ := read([]string{"examples/sample.yaml", "b.c"})
-	assertResult(t, 2, result)
-}
-
-func TestReadMulti(t *testing.T) {
-	docIndex = 1
-	result, _ := read([]string{"examples/multiple_docs.yaml", "another.document"})
-	assertResult(t, "here", result)
-	docIndex = 0
-}
-
-func TestReadArray(t *testing.T) {
-	result, _ := read([]string{"examples/sample_array.yaml", "[1]"})
-	assertResult(t, 2, result)
-}
-
-func TestReadString(t *testing.T) {
-	result, _ := read([]string{"examples/sample_text.yaml"})
-	assertResult(t, "hi", result)
-}
-
-func TestOrder(t *testing.T) {
-	result, _ := read([]string{"examples/order.yaml"})
-	formattedResult, _ := yamlToString(result)
-	assertResult(t,
-		`version: 3
-application: MyApp`,
-		formattedResult)
-}
-
 func TestMultilineString(t *testing.T) {
 	testString := `
 	abcd
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Mike Farah	d84254c30f	moar tests	2018-07-08 22:04:31 +10:00
Mike Farah	18bb4eee96	moar tests	2018-07-08 21:57:56 +10:00
Mike Farah	86b9fe3ef9	Can read from all documents	2018-07-08 21:47:01 +10:00
Mike Farah	2c15048ddb	Added merge with append	2018-07-07 15:26:56 +10:00
Mike Farah	ce2ee42f71	Release instructions for gopkg	2018-07-01 14:45:19 +10:00
Mike Farah	c2c49dcb17	Fixed help length to prevent horizontal scroll in README	2018-06-27 19:37:18 +10:00
Mike Farah	60de18391c	Incrementing version for next release	2018-06-27 12:06:46 +10:00
Mike Farah	c86f8b426b	Fixed writing inplace from docker	2018-06-27 12:06:31 +10:00
Mike Farah	b3532e0a61	Cache devtools and vendor libs in docker	2018-06-27 12:05:52 +10:00
Mike Farah	b3b60665e4	Fixed toJson command line option, should only apply to read command	2018-06-26 14:09:56 +10:00
Mike Farah	df08b055cf	Shorten instructions in readme to avoid horizontal scroll	2018-06-20 19:50:19 +10:00
Mike Farah	e822313e82	Merge branch 'multi'	2018-06-20 19:48:44 +10:00
Mike Farah	a9f25c9d76	Added more snapcraft instructions	2018-06-20 19:46:47 +10:00
Roberto Mier Escandon	0a8c268dcc	Bumped deb version	2018-06-20 19:28:44 +10:00
Mike Farah	a0e70279a8	Updating snapcraft version	2018-06-20 17:51:07 +10:00
Mike Farah	25c9c22d8d	Updating docs	2018-06-20 14:29:17 +10:00
Mike Farah	d46d555b07	Incrementing version	2018-06-20 14:29:10 +10:00
Mike Farah	fb87f638f2	Multi doc supports updating all docs	2018-06-20 11:45:51 +10:00
Mike Farah	facc81d1f4	github version of mousetrap required for xcompile	2018-06-20 08:14:14 +10:00
Mike Farah	c1f9065c68	pflag has to be github :eye_roll:	2018-06-18 20:12:09 +10:00
Mike Farah	be84cc3082	Add pflag back in	2018-06-18 20:08:41 +10:00
Mike Farah	a2571da1a1	Updated docs to refer to gopkg.in when using go get	2018-06-18 11:45:46 +10:00
Mike Farah	6d6e476ac8	Use gopkg managed versions of dependencies, for better go get support	2018-06-18 11:37:42 +10:00
Mike Farah	ae0c042ae6	Use gopkg managed version of yaml to properly support go get	2018-06-18 11:12:52 +10:00