# Include external inventory file inside main Inventories hosts

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/include-external-inventory-file-inside-main-inventories-hosts/18135>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [April 29, 2015, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/include-external-inventory-file-inside-main-inventories-hosts/18135 "2015-04-29T23:11:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![satheesh\_kumar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@satheesh\_kumar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/satheesh_kumar)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2015, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/include-external-inventory-file-inside-main-inventories-hosts/18135/1 "2015-04-29T23:11:56Z")

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Hi,

I Like to know whether there is a way to include external inventory file inside main Inventories/hosts, similar to we source external files in shell scripting?

Thanks in advance

Br, Satheesh

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**Author:** ![Brian\_Coca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@Brian\_Coca](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Coca)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2015, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/include-external-inventory-file-inside-main-inventories-hosts/18135/2 "2015-04-29T23:17:30Z")

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put them both in the same directory, point inventory at the directory,  
both files will be used.

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**Author:** ![satheesh\_kumar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@satheesh\_kumar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/satheesh_kumar)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2015, 2:09am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/include-external-inventory-file-inside-main-inventories-hosts/18135/3 "2015-04-30T02:09:17Z")

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Thanks! it works