indentation help

[simon clarke]

Hi All,

Im new to ansible and want to underestand the syntax better, i have the below file running on my Ubuntu machine but im struggling with knowing where to use the " - " sign as i previously though it was just for "- name".

im confused with the below lines of config 

      register: print_output

    -  debug: var=print_output.stdout_lines

why does the debug need a "-" infront of it and also why does it need to be indented from the previous line "  register: print_output " ?

appologies  that this is basic stuff and thanks in advance for any help

Simon 

[Matt Martz]

The `tasks:` header in a play, or just the file itself for a role, is a YAML list.  YAML lists are indicated by the first line of the element starting with `- `

See the following links for additional information:

* https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.11/user_guide/playbooks_intro.html#playbook-execution

* https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.11/reference_appendices/YAMLSyntax.html

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[simon clarke]

Thanks for taking the time to reply much appreciated