# - groups are unique and global - if you define a group in multiple locations, Ansible aggregates all the data to the global name.
# - If you define a group as a child of 2 different groups, it will be the child of both, any hosts and variables assigned will not be dependent on the parents, they will all be associated with the group.
# - Anything defined under a host is assumed to be a var
# - Anything defined under a host is assumed to be a var
# - You can enter hostnames or IP addresses
# - You can enter hostnames or IP addresses
# - A hostname/IP can be a member of multiple groups
# - A hostname/IP can be a member of multiple groups
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## 192.168.1.110:
## 192.168.1.110:
# Ex 3: You can create hosts using ranges and add children groups and vars to a group
# Ex 3: You can create hosts using ranges and add children groups and vars to a group
# The child group can define anything you would normally add to a group
# The child group can define anything you would normally add to a group.
# webservers is added as a child group of testing. gamma.example.org is added
# to the existing webservers group. All references to webservers will
# get alpha.example.org, beta.example.org, gamma.example.org, 192.168.1.100
# and 192.168.1.110. References to testing will get all of those hosts plus
# any host matching www[001:006].example.com
## testing:
## testing:
## hosts:
## hosts:
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## children:
## children:
## webservers:
## webservers:
## hosts:
## hosts:
## beta.example.org:
## gamma.example.org:
# Ex 4: all vars
# Ex 4: all vars
# keeping within 'all' group you can define common 'all' vars here with lowest precedence
# keeping within 'all' group you can define common 'all' vars here with lowest precedence