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# /etc/ansible/roles/tmp/tasks/main.yml
---
- name: do something with passed var
  debug: var=myothervar

- name: do something with set_fact var
  debug: var=myvar

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PLAY [all] ********************************************************************

TASK: [register a fact] *******************************************************
ok: [localhost]

PLAY [all] ********************************************************************

TASK: [tmp | do something with passed var] ************************************
ok: [localhost] => {
    "item": "",

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PLAY [all] ********************************************************************

GATHERING FACTS ***************************************************************
ok: [localhost]

TASK: [role1 | set_fact foo=bar] **********************************************
ok: [localhost]

TASK: [role2 | debug var=foo] *************************************************
ok: [localhost] => {

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---
- include: install.yml
  when: 'etcd' in groups

- include: cleanup.yml
  when: 'etcd' not in groups

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# head -n3 roles/hosts-canonical/vars/main.yml 
---
ipaddr_to_hostname:
  10.0.0.2: ['c0w2', 'l2']
  10.0.0.3: ['alt-gateway']

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# roles/do_something/tasks/main.yml
---
- name: do something
  command: grep foo /tmp/bar
  register: result
    
- name: add host to new group based on result
  add_host: hostname=inventory_hostname group_name=mynewgroup
  when: result.stdout == 'whatever'

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---
- hosts: all
  vars:
    mypath: ~/.zprezto/runcoms
  tasks:
    - name: Find runcom Prezto files
      shell: find {{ mypath }} -type f -name 'z*'
      register: file_list
     
    # verify what's returned first 

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TASK: [debug var=source_ip] ***************************************************
ok: [localhost] => {
    "source_ip": "127.0.0.1"
}

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# when 'is not defined'

PLAY [foo] ******************************************************************** 

GATHERING FACTS *************************************************************** 
ok: [localhost]

TASK: [role1 | debug msg="doing something in foo.yml"] ************************ 
skipping: [localhost]

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PLAY [foo] ********************************************************************

GATHERING FACTS ***************************************************************
ok: [localhost]

TASK: [service name="ntpd" state=restarted] ***********************************
changed: [localhost]

PLAY RECAP ********************************************************************
localhost                  : ok=2    changed=1    unreachable=0    failed=0