Document host ranges (new in 0.6)

2026-05-08 06:12:51 +00:00 · 2012-08-14 22:14:47 -04:00
parent 0219d88fdd
commit 0926c91b28
3 changed files with 14 additions and 2 deletions
--- a/rst/patterns.rst
+++ b/rst/patterns.rst
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ after the hostname with a colon.

    four.example.com:5309

+In 0.6 and later, if you have a lot of hosts following similar patterns you can do this::
+
+    [webservers]
+    www[01-50].example.com
+
+Leading zeros can be included or removed, as desired, and the ranges are inclusive.
+
 Selecting Targets
 +++++++++++++++++

@@ -81,7 +88,6 @@ It's also ok to mix wildcard patterns and groups at the same time::

    one*.com:dbservers

-
 Easy enough.  See :doc:`examples` and then :doc:`playbooks` for how to do things to selected hosts.

 Host Variables