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add note about register + skip (#51339) 

* add note about register + skip

 fixes #27968

* Update docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/playbooks_conditionals.rst

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* Update docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/playbooks_conditionals.rst

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@ -278,6 +278,8 @@ Often in a playbook it may be useful to store the result of a given command in a
it later. Use of the command module in this way can in many ways eliminate the need to write site specific facts, for it later. Use of the command module in this way can in many ways eliminate the need to write site specific facts, for
instance, you could test for the existence of a particular program. instance, you could test for the existence of a particular program.
.. note:: Registration happens even when a task is skipped due to the conditional. This way you can query the variable for `` is skipped`` to know if task was attempted or not.
The 'register' keyword decides what variable to save a result in. The resulting variables can be used in templates, action lines, or *when* statements. It looks like this (in an obviously trivial example):: The 'register' keyword decides what variable to save a result in. The resulting variables can be used in templates, action lines, or *when* statements. It looks like this (in an obviously trivial example)::
- name: test play - name: test play