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1. ansible-args-keyword ansible-args-keyword

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   Most Ansible users have come across the `args` keyword when using the `ansible.builtin.command` module. In this case the `args` keyword is used to pass a named parameter such as `chdir` or `creates` to the module that accepts a "free form" parameter.

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   Example:

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       - ansible.builtin.command: touch filename #Run this command

2. Jinja filtering for Ansible users Jinja filtering for Ansible users

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   I frequent the r/ansible sub and try to help out and answer as many questions as I can. One area that I see most people struggling with is using some of the more advanced jinja filters such as `select`, `selectattr` and `map`.

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   In this post I will try to give some easy to understand examples of how to use these filters in order to filter lists and dictionaries in your Ansible playbooks.

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   ### What are tests?                                                                                                     

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   In jinja a test is a template expression that evaluates to either `True` or `False`.                                    

3. ansible_style_guide.md ansible_style_guide.md

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   # Ansible style guide

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   A list of best practises and style choices that I think are good for writing clean and consistent Ansible.

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   #### Prefix global variables with the organisation / company name

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   This makes it easy to differentiate between a "global" variable and a playbook/role variable.

4. python-ansible-inventory-example.py python-ansible-inventory-example.py

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   from ansible.cli import CLI

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   from ansible.template import Templar

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   from ansible.vars.manager import VariableManager

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   from ansible.parsing.dataloader import DataLoader

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   from ansible.inventory.manager import InventoryManager