yq 4.53.2 (binary only)⚓︎

• Homepage: https://github.com/mikefarah/yq
• Manpage: https://mikefarah.gitbook.io/yq/
• Changelog: https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/releases
• Repository: https://github.com/mikefarah/yq
• Package: master/make/pkgs/yq/
• Steward: Ircama
• Manpage / README: https://mikefarah.gitbook.io/yq/

yq is a command-line processor for YAML, JSON, XML, and related structured
data formats. It is useful for config rewriting, scripted administration, and
pipeline-based transformations on the target.

Runtime details in Freetz⚓︎

• Binary path: /usr/bin/yq
• Runtime dependency profile: self-contained Go binary built with CGO_ENABLED=0
• Externalization: supported for the binary

Build notes⚓︎

• The package cross-compiles the upstream Go sources into a single executable.
• No Python runtime or external YAML tooling is needed on the target.

Typical usage⚓︎

yq '.services[0].name' /var/media/ftp/uStor01/config/example.yaml

Notes:
- yq is useful for scripted maintenance of YAML-heavy application configs stored on writable media.
- The same binary can also process JSON input, which helps on mixed-format admin tasks.