ansible / ansible.builtin / v2.6.0 / lookup / pipe read output from a command | "added in version" 0.9 of ansible.builtin" Authors: Daniel Hokka Zakrisson <daniel@hozac.com>ansible.builtin.pipe (v2.6.0) — lookup
pip
Install with pip install ansible==2.6.0
Run a command and return the output
- name: raw result of running date command" debug: msg="{{ lookup('pipe','date') }}"
- name: Always use quote filter to make sure your variables are safe to use with shell debug: msg="{{ lookup('pipe','getent ' + myuser|quote ) }}"
_terms: description: command(s) to run required: true
_string: description: - stdout from command