Loops

Copy multiple files in a single task

- name: copy ssl key/cert/ssl_include files
  copy: src=files/ssl/{{ item }} dest=/etc/apache2/ssl/
  with_items:
    - g_chain.crt
    - server.crt
    - server.key
    - ssl_vhost.inc

Install multiple packages in a single task

- name: Installing Oracle Java and support libs
  apt: pkg={{ item }}
  with_items:
    - python-software-properties
    - oracle-java8-installer
    - oracle-java8-set-default
    - libjna-java