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+---
+# .ansible-lint
+# exclude_paths included in this file are parsed relative to this file's location
+# and not relative to the CWD of execution. CLI arguments passed to the --exclude
+# option will be parsed relative to the CWD of execution.
+exclude_paths:
+  - .cache/ # implicit unless exclude_paths is defined in config
+  - cache_plugins
+  - callback_plugins
+  - files
+  - filter_plugins
+  - handlers
+  - library
+  - scripts
+  # Ignore playbooks with strange error happening in <unicode string>
+  - playbooks/groups/copr-db.yml
+  # Exclude playbook that contains only include_playbook
+  - playbooks/fedmsgupdate.yml
+  # Some playbooks contains hardcoded paths, so exclude them from check
+  - playbooks/list-vms-per-host.yml
+  - playbooks/restart_unbound.yml
+  - playbooks/set_root_auth_keys.yml
+  - playbooks/update-proxy-dns.yml
+  - playbooks/update_ticketkey.yml
+  - playbooks/vhost_reboot.yml
+  - playbooks/vhost_update_reboot.yml
+# parseable: true
+# quiet: true
+# verbosity: 1
+
+# Mock modules or roles in order to pass ansible-playbook --syntax-check
+mock_modules:
+   - include_playbook
+#  - zuul_return
+#  # note the foo.bar is invalid as being neither a module or a collection
+#  - fake_namespace.fake_collection.fake_module
+#  - fake_namespace.fake_collection.fake_module.fake_submodule
+mock_roles:
+  - linux-system-roles.network
+
+use_default_rules: true
+# Load custom rules from this specific folder
+# rulesdir:
+#   - ./rule/directory/
+
+# Offline mode disables installation of requirements.yml
+offline: true
+
+# Define required Ansible's variables to satisfy syntax check
+extra_vars:
+  target: localhost
+  vhost: localhost
+#  multiline_string_variable: |
+#    line1
+#    line2
+#  complex_variable: ":{;\t$()"
+
+# List of additional kind:pattern to be added at the top of the default
+# match list, first match determines the file kind.
+kinds:
+  # - playbook: "**/examples/*.{yml,yaml}"
+  # - galaxy: "**/folder/galaxy.yml"
+  - tasks: "**/tasks/*.yml"
+  - vars: "**/vars/*.yml"
+  # - meta: "**/meta/main.yml"
+  - yaml: "**/*.yaml-too"