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    The document defines a playbook as a list of plays written in YAML format. It explains that plays are lists of tasks that can be executed on hosts or groups of hosts. It also provides examples of YAML list and dictionary syntax, showing that lists use dashes and dictionaries use colons. Rules for writing playbooks include writing items below each other and indenting child items under their parents.

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    The document defines a playbook as a list of plays written in YAML format. It explains that plays are lists of tasks that can be executed on hosts or groups of hosts. It also provides examples of YAML list and dictionary syntax, showing that lists use dashes and dictionaries use colons. Rules for writing playbooks include writing items below each other and indenting child items under their parents.

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    The document defines a playbook as a list of plays written in YAML format. It explains that plays are lists of tasks that can be executed on hosts or groups of hosts. It also provides examples of YAML list and dictionary syntax, showing that lists use dashes and dictionaries use colons. Rules for writing playbooks include writing items below each other and indenting child items under their parents.

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    Playbook = it is a list of plays

    Play = List of tasks which can be executed on a host or a group of host, depending on what kind of
    host pattern you define

    Playbook is written in YAML

    YAML = Yaml Ain't Markup Language

    List/Dictitionaries

    List

    list of fruits

    - apple
    - banana
    - mango

    each (-), represents a list

    and a ( ) space is mandatory after a dash (-)

    Dictionatiries

    dictionary of fruits (key: value)

    fruit1: apple
    fruit2: banana
    fruit3: mango

    after a key, a colon (:) and a space ( ) is mandatory

    Rules to write a playbook:

    Items are always written next to each other (below to each previou item)
    Items which have parent-child relationship, child will be indented as comparing to its parent.

    ---- (Item 1)
    ---- (Item 2)
    ---- (Item 3)
    ---- (Child 1 of Item 3)
    ---- (Child 2 of Item 3)
    ---- (Child 3 of Item 3)
    ----
    ---- (Child 1 of Item 4)
    ---- (Child 1 of Item 4)

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