YAML

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

Comment:
 * 1) this is a comment

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. --- ...
 * 1) start and end

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

Dictionary: martin: name: Martin D'vloper job: Developer skill: Elite
 * 1) An employee record

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

Boolean values: create_key: yes needs_agent: no knows_oop: True likes_emacs: TRUE uses_cvs: false

Literal Block Scalar: (indentation ignored) 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

Variables: foo: ""