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Update intro_inventory.rst to show YAML ranges ()

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Adds a YAML example inventory listing a range of hosts to complement existing INI example.
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XOmniverse 2018-11-30 14:29:57 -06:00 • committed by Alicia Cozine
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If you are adding a lot of hosts following similar patterns, you can do this rather than listing each hostname: If you are adding a lot of hosts following similar patterns, you can do this rather than listing each hostname:
In INI:
.. code-block:: guess .. code-block:: guess
[webservers] [webservers]
www[01:50].example.com www[01:50].example.com
In YAML:
.. code-block:: yaml
...
webservers:
hosts:
www[01:50].example.com:
For numeric patterns, leading zeros can be included or removed, as desired. Ranges are inclusive. You can also define alphabetic ranges: For numeric patterns, leading zeros can be included or removed, as desired. Ranges are inclusive. You can also define alphabetic ranges:
.. code-block:: guess .. code-block:: guess