host_group_vars – In charge of loading group_vars and host_vars
New in version 2.4.
Synopsis
- Loads YAML vars into corresponding groups/hosts in group_vars/ and host_vars/ directories.
- Files are restricted by extension to one of .yaml, .json, .yml or no extension.
- Hidden (starting with ‘.’) and backup (ending with ‘~’) files and directories are ignored.
- Only applies to inventory sources that are existing paths.
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Configuration | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| _valid_extensions list | Default: [".yml", ".yaml", ".json"] | ini entries: [yaml_valid_extensions] env:ANSIBLE_YAML_FILENAME_EXT | Check all of these extensions when looking for 'variable' files which should be YAML or JSON or vaulted versions of these. This affects vars_files, include_vars, inventory and vars plugins among others. |
Status
- This vars is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This vars is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Authors
- UNKNOWN
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https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.9/plugins/vars/host_group_vars.html