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78 lines
3.8 KiB
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# ansible.builtin.shell
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Execute shell commands on targets.
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## Parameter
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| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
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| --------------------- | ------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| **chdir** | path | - | Change into this directory before running the command. |
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| **cmd** | string | - | The command to run followed by optional arguments. |
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| **creates** | path | - | A filename, when it already exists, this step will not be run. |
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| **executable** | path | - | Change the shell used to execute the command. |
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| **removes** | path | - | A filename, when it does not exist, this step will not be run. |
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| **stdin** | string | - | Set the stdin of the command directly to the specified value. |
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| **stdin_add_newline** | boolean | true | Whether to append a newline to stdin data. |
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## Return Values
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| Value | Type | When | Description |
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| ---------------- | ---------------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------ |
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| **cmd** | string | always | The command executed by the task. |
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| **delta** | string | always | The command execution delta time. |
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| **end** | string | always | The command execution end time. |
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| **rc** | integer | always | The command return code (0 means success). |
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| **start** | string | always | The command execution start time. |
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| **stderr** | string | always | The command standard error. |
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| **stderr_lines** | list / elements=string | always | The command standard error split in lines. |
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| **stdout** | string | always | The command standard output. |
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| **stdout_lines** | list / elements=string | always | The command standard output split in lines. |
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## Examples
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```yaml
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- name: Execute the command in remote shell; stdout goes to the specified file on the remote
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ansible.builtin.shell: somescript.sh >> somelog.txt
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- name: Change the working directory to somedir/ before executing the command
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ansible.builtin.shell: somescript.sh >> somelog.txt
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args:
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chdir: somedir/
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# You can also use the 'args' form to provide the options.
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- name: This command will change the working directory to somedir/ and will only run when somedir/somelog.txt doesn't exist
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ansible.builtin.shell: somescript.sh >> somelog.txt
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args:
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chdir: somedir/
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creates: somelog.txt
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# You can also use the 'cmd' parameter instead of free form format.
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- name: This command will change the working directory to somedir/
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ansible.builtin.shell:
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cmd: ls -l | grep log
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chdir: somedir/
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- name: Run a command that uses non-posix shell-isms (in this example /bin/sh doesn't handle redirection and wildcards together but bash does)
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ansible.builtin.shell: cat < /tmp/*txt
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args:
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executable: /bin/bash
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- name: Run a command using a templated variable (always use quote filter to avoid injection)
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ansible.builtin.shell: cat {{ myfile|quote }}
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# You can use shell to run other executables to perform actions inline
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- name: Run expect to wait for a successful PXE boot via out-of-band CIMC
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ansible.builtin.shell: |
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set timeout 300
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spawn ssh admin@{{ cimc_host }}
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expect "password:"
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send "{{ cimc_password }}\n"
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expect "\n{{ cimc_name }}"
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send "connect host\n"
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expect "pxeboot.n12"
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send "\n"
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exit 0
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args:
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executable: /usr/bin/expect
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delegate_to: localhost
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```
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