each

The each function is used to iterate through each item of an array. Comparable to a foreach loop.

The current item is accessible via the $this variable.

The response values from an each call is ignored. each is useful when you want to modify values in-place.

Most commonly used with:

• search

• recursive descent

• --root flag

Examples

Modifying data in-place

$ echo '[1,2,3]' | dasel -i json 'each($this = $this+1)' 
[
    2,
    3,
    4
]