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docs: explain that a dynamic target may name a group or tag - #374
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Clarifies how Spot resolves dynamic target variables, with matching documentation in the README and site source. No runtime behavior changes.
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- Explains that a variable can name a playbook target, inventory group, or tag and expand to all its hosts.
- Adds a group-targeting example and clarifies that space-separated host lists are treated as one host address.
| File | Description |
|---|---|
site/docs-src/index.md |
Mirrors the dynamic target clarification in the site documentation. |
README.md |
Documents target expansion, a group example, and host-list limitations. |
Review effort: Balanced
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the dynamic targets section didn't say what the variable may hold. It is resolved like any other
targetsentry, so a playbook target, inventory group or tag expands to all its hosts, while a list of hosts in the variable is treated as one host address. Added a short paragraph with an example to README, and synced the site copy.Related to #307