YAML Anchors, Aliases, and Merge Keys/Catch duplicate mapping keys

Lint for repeated keys that override silently in some parsers.

Section: Real-world reuse patterns

Catch duplicate mapping keys

bash
bash
yamllint config.yaml
Explanation

Duplicate keys can hide anchor or merge mistakes, so linting is especially useful in large files.

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