Any Tool to write ansible because to many syntax issue are getting in terminal.?

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when ever i try to write something in ansible yml file it always show me syntax error.

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well a lot of this tools are to do that more automated or give you more insight before you get to the point of running them.

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Hi

when ever i try to write something in ansible yml file it always show me syntax error.

Start by reading this: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/YAMLSyntax.html

Beware of the spaces/intendation you use. If you have a list like this:

fruits:
    - Apple
    - Orange
    - Strawberry
    - Mango

All the dashes are in one line (column) and the dash starts 4 spaces after the line starts. Always write your yml files like this and avoid mixed intendations like:

fruits:
  - Apple
    - Orange
      - Strawberry
- Mango

You can also use the --syntax-check flag with ansible-playbook command on your yaml files. But it might produce errors even if there are none.

Furthermore if you start a new yaml file start with as less stuff in it as possible and test it out. Then add more stuff and test again. It is really hard to find a mistake in a 100 line long file. Much easier if you only have three lines. So start with

fruits:
    - Apple

Then when you can run that without errors you can add more fruits to the list etc.

Hope it helps,
Cyril