Update YAMLSyntax.rst

A brief explanation was added regarding multi-line values.
pull/14508/head
brianlycett 8 years ago
parent 665e158ec0
commit 4160a3f40b

@ -77,18 +77,21 @@ Ansible doesn't really use these too much, but you can also specify a boolean va
likes_emacs: TRUE
uses_cvs: false
Values can span multiple lines using *|* or *>* to include newlines or ignore them::
Values can span multiple lines using *|* or *>*. Spanning multiple lines using a *|* will include the newlines. Using a *>* will ignore newlines; it's used to make what would otherwise be a very long line easier to read and edit.
In either case the indentation will be ignored.
Examples are::
ignore_newlines: >
this is really a
single line of text
despite appearances
include_newlines: |
exactly as you see
will appear these three
lines of poetry
ignore_newlines: >
this is really a
single line of text
despite appearances
Let's combine what we learned so far in an arbitrary YAML example.
This really has nothing to do with Ansible, but will give you a feel for the format::

Loading…
Cancel
Save