# \#include\_tasks

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## [Help In Understanding/Resolving Loop Variables Within include\_tasks Loops Error](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-in-understanding-resolving-loop-variables-within-include-tasks-loops-error/44257)

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**Author:** [@Dulux-Oz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dulux-Oz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-in-understanding-resolving-loop-variables-within-include-tasks-loops-error/44257 "2025-08-08T09:52:20Z")

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Hi All, I’m having trouble sorting out the below issue, and so I’m looking for a little help. I know (actually, I suspect) that its something simple I’ve missed, but after several hours of googling, etc, I can’t work it…

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## [Different behavior if code is ran with task or as separate task](https://forum.ansible.com/t/different-behavior-if-code-is-ran-with-task-or-as-separate-task/41226)

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**Author:** [@Vinvar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Vinvar)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/different-behavior-if-code-is-ran-with-task-or-as-separate-task/41226 "2025-03-25T14:52:03Z")

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Hello everyone, would someone be able to explain the behavior I am encountering (or tell me where I mess up :wink: )? I have a dictionary which contains variables with (i.a.) filenames. The purpose of this is to copy fi…

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## [Reuse set of tasks](https://forum.ansible.com/t/reuse-set-of-tasks/4201)

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**Author:** [@monsdar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/monsdar)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2024, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/reuse-set-of-tasks/4201 "2024-03-04T20:19:26Z")

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I am the maintainer of a collection. Users of my collection use my roles to extend their own roles on and use them in their playbooks to deploy their system. I also provide a bunch of playbooks in the collection that my …

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## [Include\_tasks docs lack info on tail recursion](https://forum.ansible.com/t/include-tasks-docs-lack-info-on-tail-recursion/2306)

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**Author:** [@utoddl](https://forum.ansible.com/u/utoddl)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2023, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/include-tasks-docs-lack-info-on-tail-recursion/2306 "2023-11-16T17:46:53Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Async task / queue management: The fantastic solution from @flowerysong in the above referenced Get Help discussion uses an extremely powerful include\_tasks technique: tail recursion. Howe…