Delete

The delete command allows you to delete data in any supported data structure.
Usage
$ echo '{"name":{"first":"Tom","last":"Wright"}}' |
  dasel delete -r json 'name.last'
{
  "name": {
    "first": "Frank"
  }
}
See the function documentation for information on the available selectors.
Flags/Args
Flag
Type
Description
Default
--colour
bool
Print colourised output.
false
--escape-html
bool
Escape HTML tags when writing output.
false
-f, --file
string
The file to query.
If no file is given dasel reads from stdin.
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-o, --out
string
The file to write results to.
If no file is given dasel writes to --file.
If --file is stdin, dasel writes to stdout.
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--pretty
bool
Pretty print the output.
true
-r, --read
string
The parser to use when reading.
If no parser is given dasel attempts to find a parser from the --file flag.
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-s, --selector
string
The selector used to query the input data.
If no flag is given dasel attempts to use the first argument as the selector.
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-w, --write
string
The parser to use when writing.
If no parser is given dasel attempts to find a parser from the --out flag.
If no --out flag is given dasel uses the --read flag.
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Flag	Type	Description	Default
`--colour`	`bool`	Print colourised output.	`false`
`--escape-html`	`bool`	Escape HTML tags when writing output.	`false`
`-f`, `--file`	`string`	The file to query. If no file is given dasel reads from `stdin`.
`-o`, `--out`	`string`	The file to write results to. If no file is given dasel writes to `--file`. If `--file` is `stdin`, dasel writes to `stdout`.
`--pretty`	`bool`	Pretty print the output.	`true`
`-r`, `--read`	`string`	The parser to use when reading. If no parser is given dasel attempts to find a parser from the `--file` flag.
`-s`, `--selector`	`string`	The selector used to query the input data. If no flag is given dasel attempts to use the first argument as the selector.
`-w`, `--write`	`string`	The parser to use when writing. If no parser is given dasel attempts to find a parser from the `--out` flag. If no `--out` flag is given dasel uses the `--read` flag.

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