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== YAML ==

YAML Syntax — Ansible Documentation - https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.5/reference_appendices/YAMLSyntax.html#yaml-syntax

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All YAML files (regardless of their association with Ansible or not) can optionally begin with --- and end with .... This is part of the YAML format and indicates the start and end of a document.
<pre>
---
# start and end
...
</pre>

All members of a list are lines beginning at the same indentation level starting with a "- " (a dash and a space):
<pre>
---
# A list of tasty fruits
fruits:
- Apple
- Orange
- Strawberry
- Mango
...
</pre>

Dictionary:
<pre>
# An employee record
martin:
name: Martin D'vloper
job: Developer
skill: Elite
</pre>

Abbreviated list / dictonary:
<pre>
martin: {name: Martin D'vloper, job: Developer, skill: Elite}
fruits: ['Apple', 'Orange', 'Strawberry', 'Mango']
</pre>

Boolean values:
<pre>
create_key: yes
needs_agent: no
knows_oop: True
likes_emacs: TRUE
uses_cvs: false
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Literal Block Scalar: (indentation ignored)
<pre>
include_newlines: |
exactly as you see
will appear these three
lines of poetry

fold_newlines: >
this is really a
single line of text
despite appearances
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Variables:
<pre>
foo: "{{ variable }}"
</pre>

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