gistfile1.txt

(salt-dev)root@salt:/srv/salt# grep -A10 file_roots /etc/salt/master
file_roots:
  base:
    - /srv/salt/base
  development:
    - /srv/salt/development
    - /srv/salt/production
    - /srv/salt/base
  production:
    - /srv/salt/production
    - /srv/salt/base



(salt-dev)root@salt:/srv/salt# cat base/top.sls 
base:
  'mygrain:test':
    - match: grain
    - salt_tag

production:
  'mygrain:test':
    - match: grain
    - salt_tag

development:
  'mygrain:test':
    - match: grain
    - salt_tag


(salt-dev)root@salt:/srv/salt# find . -name 'salt_tag.sls'
./base/salt_tag.sls
./development/salt_tag.sls
./production/salt_tag.sls


(salt-dev)root@salt:/srv/salt# cat base/salt_tag.sls 
echo "I am salt_{{ env }}_tag":
  cmd.run

echo "I come from /srv/salt/base":
  cmd.run



(salt-dev)root@salt:/srv/salt# cat development/salt_tag.sls 
echo "I am salt_{{ env }}_tag":
  cmd.run

echo "I come from /srv/salt/development":
  cmd.run



(salt-dev)root@salt:/srv/salt# cat production/salt_tag.sls 
echo "I am salt_{{ env }}_tag":
  cmd.run

echo "I come from /srv/salt/production":
  cmd.run





Now on the minion:

[root@rhel5 /]# salt-call state.show_top
local:
    ----------
    base:
        - salt_tag
    development:
        - salt_tag
    production:
        - salt_tag



[root@rhel5 /]# salt-call state.show_highstate --output=yaml
local:
  echo "I am salt_base_tag":
    __env__: base
    __sls__: salt_tag
    cmd:
    - run
    - order: 10004
  echo "I am salt_development_tag":
    __env__: development
    __sls__: salt_tag
    cmd:
    - run
    - order: 10000
  echo "I am salt_production_tag":
    __env__: production
    __sls__: salt_tag
    cmd:
    - run
    - order: 10002
  echo "I come from /srv/salt/base":
    __env__: base
    __sls__: salt_tag
    cmd:
    - run
    - order: 10005
  echo "I come from /srv/salt/development":
    __env__: development
    __sls__: salt_tag
    cmd:
    - run
    - order: 10001
  echo "I come from /srv/salt/production":
    __env__: production
    __sls__: salt_tag
    cmd:
    - run
    - order: 10003




[root@rhel5 /]# salt-call state.highstate test=True --output=yaml
local:
  cmd_|-echo "I am salt_base_tag"_|-echo "I am salt_base_tag"_|-run:
    __run_num__: 4
    changes: {}
    comment: Command "echo "I am salt_base_tag"" would have been executed
    name: echo "I am salt_base_tag"
    result: null
  cmd_|-echo "I am salt_development_tag"_|-echo "I am salt_development_tag"_|-run:
    __run_num__: 0
    changes: {}
    comment: Command "echo "I am salt_development_tag"" would have been executed
    name: echo "I am salt_development_tag"
    result: null
  cmd_|-echo "I am salt_production_tag"_|-echo "I am salt_production_tag"_|-run:
    __run_num__: 2
    changes: {}
    comment: Command "echo "I am salt_production_tag"" would have been executed
    name: echo "I am salt_production_tag"
    result: null
  cmd_|-echo "I come from /srv/salt/base"_|-echo "I come from /srv/salt/base"_|-run:
    __run_num__: 5
    changes: {}
    comment: Command "echo "I come from /srv/salt/base"" would have been executed
    name: echo "I come from /srv/salt/base"
    result: null
  cmd_|-echo "I come from /srv/salt/development"_|-echo "I come from /srv/salt/development"_|-run:
    __run_num__: 1
    changes: {}
    comment: Command "echo "I come from /srv/salt/development"" would have been executed
    name: echo "I come from /srv/salt/development"
    result: null
  cmd_|-echo "I come from /srv/salt/production"_|-echo "I come from /srv/salt/production"_|-run:
    __run_num__: 3
    changes: {}
    comment: Command "echo "I come from /srv/salt/production"" would have been executed
    name: echo "I come from /srv/salt/production"
    result: null