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How to Use a Bash Variable as a Dynamic yq Key Without Getting `null`

calendar_today September 5, 2026 person nawazdhandala domain oneuptime

Pass a Bash value into Mike Farah yq v4 as one literal map key, while avoiding shell interpolation, accidental traversal, and silent null results.

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