from yml command

--- title: from yml categories: | formats version: 0.104.0 formats: | Parse text as .yaml/.yml and create table. usage: | Parse text as .yaml/.yml and create table. editLink: false contributors: false ---  # `from yml` for [formats](/commands/categories/formats.md) <div class='command-title'>Parse text as .yaml&#x2f;.yml and create table.</div> ## Signature ```> from yml {flags} ``` ## Input/output types: | input | output | | ------ | ------ | | string | any | ## Examples Converts yaml formatted string to table ```nu > 'a: 1' | from yaml ╭───┬───╮ │ a │ 1 │ ╰───┴───╯ ``` Converts yaml formatted string to table ```nu > '[ a: 1, b: [1, 2] ]' | from yaml ╭───┬────┬───────────╮ │ # │ a │ b │ ├───┼────┼───────────┤ │ 0 │ 1 │ ❎ │ │ 1 │ ❎ │ ╭───┬───╮ │ │ │ │ │ 0 │ 1 │ │ │ │ │ │ 1 │ 2 │ │ │ │ │ ╰───┴───╯ │ ╰───┴────┴───────────╯ ```

The `from yml` command is designed to parse text formatted as YAML (.yaml or .yml files) and convert it into a structured table within Nushell. This command is part of the formats category, specifically dealing with data conversion. It takes a string as input, which should contain valid YAML data, and outputs a table representing the parsed YAML structure. The command can handle simple key-value pairs as well as nested structures like lists and dictionaries. The output table allows users to easily query and manipulate the data using Nushell's powerful command-line tools. Error handling is implicit, meaning invalid YAML input may lead to unexpected results or errors during parsing. Examples show how to convert a simple YAML string into a table with columns representing keys and rows representing values, and how nested structures are represented in the output table. The editLink and contributors flags are disabled for this command.