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+a lightweight and portable command-line YAML, JSON and XML processor.
+yq uses jq like syntax but works with yaml files as well as json, xml,
+properties, csv and tsv. It doesn't yet support everything jq does -
+but it does support the most common operations and functions, and more
+is being added continuously.
+
+pandoc is required to build the docs
+
+Warning: This SlackBuild requires network access when it runs, meaning
+it downloads files from the Internet with root access. You should
+decide for yourself whether or not you think this is a good idea.