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---
# like this...
listofdict:
  - key1: val1
    key2: val2
  - key1: val3
    key2: val4
    
# or like this
listofdict2:

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---
# vim: set ft=ansible:
- name: fetchstuff
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: no
  tasks:
    - name: fetch it
      fetch:
        src: "/tmp/{{ item.name}}"
        dest: "/tmp/dest/{{ item.name }}"

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# requires a version of python 2
# "ansibleenv" can be anything you want, it creates a directory and populates it with python things
virtualenv ansibleenv
source ansibleenv/bin/activate

pip install ansible

# now you should be able to run ansible commands as usual

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---
# vim: set ft=ansible:
- name: find files
  hosts: localhost
  tasks:
    - name: find local configuration files
      find:
        paths: resources-minimal
        patterns: "*.yml"
      register: configfiles

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# first play
---
# vim: set ft=ansible:
- name: includes test
  hosts: all
  gather_facts: no
  tasks:
    - debug:
        msg: "{{ item }}"
      with_items: "{{ play_hosts }}"

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---
# vim: set ft=ansible:
- name: play test
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: no
  vars:
    url: "http://wibble.wobbble.com:9091/some/path?param=value&param2=othervalue"

  tasks:
    - debug:

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---
# vim: set ft=ansible:
- name: split things
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: no
  vars:
    myname: "foo-bar-1.3.4.5.tar"

  tasks:
    - name: splitit

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---
# vim: set ft=ansible:
- name: subelements
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: no
  vars:
    static_hosts:
      - host: test1
        ips:
          - 192.168.0.1

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static_hosts:
  - host: test1
      - ip: 192.168.1.2
      - ip: 192.168.1.2
      - ip: 192.168.1.2
  - host: test2
      - ip: 127.0.0.1
      - ip: 127.1.0.1
      - ip: 127.1.0.2
      - ip: 127.1.0.3

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---
# vim: set ft=ansible:
- hosts: all
  tasks:
    - name: group hosts with random var
      group_by:
        key: random_var
       when: random_var is defined
       
    - name: prove it did stuff