# atmos vendor config get

Read a raw value from `vendor.yaml` using an arbitrary dot-notation path. This is the
canonical form. [`atmos vendor get <component>`](/cli/commands/vendor/vendor-get) is a
convenience alias that resolves a component name to its `spec.sources[N].version`
path and calls this same engine — use `atmos vendor config get` directly for paths
other than a component's pinned version.

## Usage

```shell
atmos vendor config get <path> [--file <manifest>]
```

## Examples

```shell
atmos vendor config get spec.sources[0].version
```

## Arguments

- **`<path>` (required)** — Dot-notation path into the vendor manifest (e.g. `spec.sources[0].version`).

## Flags

- **`--file` (string, default `./vendor.yaml`)** — The vendor manifest file to read.

## Related

- Alias (by component name): [`atmos vendor get`](/cli/commands/vendor/vendor-get)

## Try it out

### demo-vendoring

Copy the example into a new directory and make it your own:

```shell
atmos init examples/demo-vendoring
cd demo-vendoring
```

Read the version of the included `weather` source by its manifest path. This works offline and prints `main` in a fresh copy.

```shell
atmos vendor config get 'spec.sources[1].version'
```

- [Installation guide](/install)
- [Explore the example](/examples/demo-vendoring)
- [Initialization and repository settings](/cli/commands/init#examples-and-source-directories)