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ansible.builtin.lines (v2.4.6.0-1) — lookup

read lines from command

| "added in version" 0.9 of ansible.builtin"

Authors: Daniel Hokka Zakrisson <daniel@hozac.com>

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Install with pip install ansible==2.4.6.0.post1

Description

Run a commandi or more and split the output into lines returning them as a list

Usage examples

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- name: we could use file direclty, but this shows output from command
  debug: msg="{{ item }} is a line running cat on /etc/motd"
  with_lines: cat /etc/motd

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- name: More useful example of looping over a command result
  shell: "/usr/bin/frobnicate {{ item }}"
  with_lines:
    - "/usr/bin/frobnications_per_host --param {{ inventory_hostname }}"

Inputs

    
_terms:
    description: command(s) to run
    required: true

Outputs

_list:
  description:
  - lines of stdout from command

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Description

Usage examples

Inputs

Outputs

Install Ansible via `pip`