output-bad

TASK: [aasdfasds] ********************* 
ok: [192.168.60.2] => {"msg": "$home/13-02-17--19-36-28"}

TASK: [pause seconds=2] ********************* 
(^C-c = continue early, ^C-a = abort)
[192.168.60.2]
Pausing for 2 seconds
ok: [192.168.60.2] => {"changed": false, "delta": 2, "rc": 0, "start": "2013-02-17 19:36:28.635563", "stderr": "", "stdout": "Paused for 2.0 seconds", "stop": "2013-02-17 19:36:30.635935"}

TASK: [aasdfasd] ********************* 
ok: [192.168.60.2] => {"msg": "$home/13-02-17--19-36-30"}

PLAY RECAP ********************* 
192.168.60.2                   : ok=3    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=0    

output-good

TASK: [debug msg=$home/13-02-17--19-37-07] ********************* 
ok: [192.168.60.2] => {"msg": "$home/13-02-17--19-37-07"}

TASK: [pause seconds=2] ********************* 
(^C-c = continue early, ^C-a = abort)
[192.168.60.2]
Pausing for 2 seconds
ok: [192.168.60.2] => {"changed": false, "delta": 2, "rc": 0, "start": "2013-02-17 19:37:07.555456", "stderr": "", "stdout": "Paused for 2.0 seconds", "stop": "2013-02-17 19:37:09.556813"}

TASK: [debug msg=$home/13-02-17--19-37-07] ********************* 
ok: [192.168.60.2] => {"msg": "$home/13-02-17--19-37-07"}

test-bad.yml

---
- hosts: all
  user: root
  gather_facts: no

  vars:
    date: $PIPE_ONCE(date +%y-%m-%d--%H-%M-%S)
    release_dir: $home/$date

  tasks:
    - debug: msg=$release_dir
      name: aasdfasds
    - pause: seconds=2
    - debug: msg=$release_dir
      name: aasdfasd

test-good.yml

---
- hosts: all
  user: root
  gather_facts: no

  vars:
    date: $PIPE_ONCE(date +%y-%m-%d--%H-%M-%S)
    release_dir: $home/$date

  tasks:
    - debug: msg=$release_dir
    - pause: seconds=2
    - debug: msg=$release_dir