Ansible — How to remote machine file body? ( Slurp module VS Shell module cat )

00_ANSIBLE.md

Ansible — How to remote machine file body? ( Slurp module VS Shell module cat )

Versions

• Ansible 2.6.1

Links

• shell - Execute commands in nodes. — Ansible Documentation
• slurp - Slurps a file from remote nodes — Ansible Documentation

example.txt

Example Text

result.txt

PLAY [example] ****************************************************************************************************************************

TASK [Gathering Facts] ********************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost]

TASK [copy] *******************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost]

TASK [slurp file] *************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost]

TASK [echo file body] *********************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost] => {
    "msg": "Example Text\n"
}

TASK [cat file] ***************************************************************************************************************************
changed: [localhost]

TASK [echo file body] *********************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost] => {
    "msg": "Example Text"
}

PLAY RECAP ********************************************************************************************************************************
localhost                  : ok=6    changed=1    unreachable=0    failed=0   

slurp.yml

- hosts:
    - example
  tasks:
    - name: copy
      copy:
        src: example.txt
        dest: ./

    - name: slurp file
      slurp:
        path: example.txt
      register: slurp_file

    - name: echo file body
      debug:
        msg: "{{ slurp_file.content | b64decode }}"

    - name: cat file
      shell: cat example.txt
      register: cat_file

    - name: echo file body
      debug:
        msg: "{{ cat_file.stdout }}"