Merge pull request #6505 from quiver/fix-typo-faq

Fix docs for faq
pull/6481/merge
Michael DeHaan 11 years ago
commit 28dc88ac23

@ -140,16 +140,16 @@ Then you can use the facts inside your template, like this::
.. _programatic_access_to_a_variable: .. _programatic_access_to_a_variable:
How do I access a variable name programatically? How do I access a variable name programmatically?
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An example may come up where we need to get the ipv4 address of an arbitrary interface, where the interface to be used may be supplied An example may come up where we need to get the ipv4 address of an arbitrary interface, where the interface to be used may be supplied
via a role parameter or other input. Variable names can be built by adding strings together, like so:: via a role parameter or other input. Variable names can be built by adding strings together, like so::
{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['ansible_' + which_interface]['ipv4']['address'] }} {{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['ansible_' + which_interface]['ipv4']['address'] }}
The trick about going through hostvars is neccessary because it's a dictionary of the entire namespace of variables. 'inventory_hostname' The trick about going through hostvars is necessary because it's a dictionary of the entire namespace of variables. 'inventory_hostname'
is a magic variable that indiciates the current host you are looping over in the host loop. is a magic variable that indicates the current host you are looping over in the host loop.
.. _first_host_in_a_group: .. _first_host_in_a_group:

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