/dts-v1/; / { node_label: node { keep-me {}; remove-me {}; subnode1 { property-inline1; property-inline2; property-inline3; }; subnode2 { property-inline1; }; subnode3 { property-inline1; }; }; node2_label: node2 { property-inline1; }; }; /omit-if-no-ref/ &{node_label/subnode1}; /omit-if-no-ref/ &node2_label; /delete-node/ &{node_label/subnode3}; &{node_label/} { /delete-node/ remove-me; subnode4 { }; }; label: &{node_label/subnode1} { selfref = &{node_label/subnode1}; add-me { }; };