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layout: docs
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page_title: kv patch - Command
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sidebar_title: <code>patch</code>
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description: |-
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The "kv patch" command writes the data to the given path in the key-value
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store. The data can be of any type.
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---
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# kv patch
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~> **NOTE:** This is a [K/V Version 2](/docs/secrets/kv/kv-v2) secrets
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engine command, and not available for Version 1.
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The `kv patch` command writes the data to the given path in the K/V v2 secrets
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engine. The data can be of any type. Unlike the `kv put` command, the `patch`
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command combines the change with existing data instead of replacing them.
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Therefore, this command makes it easy to make a partial updates to an existing
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data.
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## Examples
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If you wish to add an additional key-value (`ttl=48h`) to the existing data at
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the key "creds":
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```shell-session
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$ vault kv patch secret/creds ttl=48h
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Key Value
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--- -----
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created_time 2019-06-06T16:46:22.090654Z
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deletion_time n/a
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destroyed false
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version 6
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```
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**NOTE:** The `kv put` command requires both the existing data and
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the data you wish to add in order to accomplish the same result.
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```shell-session
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$ vault kv put secret/creds ttl=48h passcode=my-long-passcode
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```
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The data can also be consumed from a file on disk by prefixing with the "@"
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symbol. For example:
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```shell-session
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$ vault kv patch secret/creds @data.json
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```
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Or it can be read from stdin using the "-" symbol:
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```shell-session
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$ echo "abcd1234" | vault kv patch secret/foo bar=-
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```
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## Usage
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There are no flags beyond the [standard set of flags](/docs/commands)
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included on all commands.
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### Output Options
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- `-field` `(string: "")` - Print only the field with the given name. Specifying
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this option will take precedence over other formatting directives. The result
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will not have a trailing newline making it ideal for piping to other
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processes.
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- `-format` `(string: "table")` - Print the output in the given format. Valid
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formats are "table", "json", or "yaml". This can also be specified via the
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`VAULT_FORMAT` environment variable.
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