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add note regarding {host,group}_vars directory lookup semantics #48066

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7 changes: 5 additions & 2 deletions docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/intro_inventory.rst
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Expand Up @@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ As described above, it is easy to assign variables to hosts that will be used la
The YAML version:

.. code-block:: yaml

atlanta:
host1:
http_port: 80
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -308,6 +308,10 @@ Tip: The ``group_vars/`` and ``host_vars/`` directories can exist in
the playbook directory OR the inventory directory. If both paths exist, variables in the playbook
directory will override variables set in the inventory directory.

Tip: The ``ansible-playbook`` command looks for playbooks in the current working directory by default. Other Ansible commands (for example, ``ansible``, ``ansible-console``, etc.) will only look for ``group_vars/`` and ``host_vars/`` in the
inventory directory unless you provide the ``--playbook-dir`` option
on the command line.

Tip: Keeping your inventory file and variables in a git repo (or other version control)
is an excellent way to track changes to your inventory and host variables.

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -502,4 +506,3 @@ Here is an example of how to instantly deploy to created containers::
Questions? Help? Ideas? Stop by the list on Google Groups
`irc.freenode.net <http://irc.freenode.net>`_
#ansible IRC chat channel