ansible.builtin.pipe (v2.8.20) — lookup

Install Ansible via pip

Install with pip install ansible==2.8.20

Description

Run a command and return the output.

Usage examples

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- name: raw result of running date command"
  debug:
    msg: "{{ lookup('pipe', 'date') }}"

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- name: Always use quote filter to make sure your variables are safe to use with shell
  debug:
    msg: "{{ lookup('pipe', 'getent ' + myuser | quote ) }}"

Inputs

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

Outputs

_string:
  description:
  - stdout from command