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## [Ansible-lint and the "role\_" prefix on variable names in collections](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-lint-and-the-role-prefix-on-variable-names-in-collections/2935)

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**Author:** [@utoddl](https://forum.ansible.com/u/utoddl)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2024, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-lint-and-the-role-prefix-on-variable-names-in-collections/2935 "2024-09-16T12:14:02Z")

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We’ve always been pretty consistent about prefixing all role variables with the role name followed by an underscore. For example the mw\_common\_zmaint role’s server\_url variable is spelled mw\_common\_zmaint\_server\_url. No…