Add note about variable precedence

13 years ago · aed5414cb6
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@ -129,6 +129,11 @@ style file with a YAML one.::

 Tip: Be sure to start your YAML file with the YAML record designator "---".

+NOTE: variables specified in playbooks will override variables specified
+in the host file.  Further, if a host is in multiple groups, currently, the
+variables set by the last loaded group will win over variables set in other
+groups.  This behavior may be refined in future releases.
+
 .. seealso::

   :doc:`examples`