add exmaple inheritance profile

examples/inheritance/README.md

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+# Example InSpec Profile
+
+This example shows the use of InSpec [profile](../../docs/profiles.rst) inheritance.
+
+## Verify a profile
+
+InSpec ships with built-in features to verify a profile structure.
+
+```bash
+$ inspec check examples/inheritance --profiles-path examples
+```
+
+## Execute a profile
+
+To run a profile on a local machine use `inspec exec /path/to/profile`.
+
+```bash
+$ inspec exec examples/inheritance --profiles-path examples
+```

examples/inheritance/controls/example.rb

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+# encoding: utf-8
+# copyright: 2015, Chef Software, Inc.
+# license: All rights reserved
+
+include_controls 'profile' do
+  skip_control 'tmp-1.0'
+
+  control 'gordon-1.0' do
+    impact 0.0
+  end
+end

examples/inheritance/inspec.yml

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+name: inheritance
+title: InSpec example inheritance
+maintainer: Chef Software, Inc.
+copyright: Chef Software, Inc.
+copyright_email: support@chef.io
+license: Apache 2 license
+summary: Demonstrates the use of InSpec profile inheritance
+version: 1.0.0
+supports:
+  - os-family: linux