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Update loop docs to also describe register:'s value when inside loop. #20991

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11 changes: 10 additions & 1 deletion docs/docsite/rst/playbooks_loops.rst
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Using register with a loop
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When using ``register`` with a loop, the data structure placed in the variable will contain a ``results`` attribute that is a list of all responses from the module.
After using ``register`` with a loop, the data structure placed in the variable will contain a ``results`` attribute that is a list of all responses from the module.

Here is an example of using ``register`` with ``with_items``::

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when: item.rc != 0
with_items: "{{ echo.results }}"

During iteration, the result of the current item will be placed in the variable:

- shell: echo "{{ item }}"
with_items:
- one
- two
register: echo
changed_when: echo.stdout != "one"



.. _looping_over_the_inventory:
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