# Yaml multiline strings

First, decide whether you want to fold newlines or preserve them using the *Block Style Indicator*. There are two options:

* The literal style (`|`) will preserve newlines
* The folded style (`>`) will replace newlines with spaces

(To get a newline using the folded style, use a blank line (two newlines).)

```yaml
multiline: >
  this will
  be a single
  line

  but this will be a
  separate one
```

```yaml
multiline: |
  these newlines
  will be preserved
```

Then there are options for newlines at the end:

* `|-` will strip newlines
* `|+` will keep all trailing newlines
* `|` (specifying nothing) will leave a single newline

These options are available both in the folded and the literal style.

[Source](https://yaml-multiline.info/)


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