ansible-playbook simple_cmds.yml -e @cmds.yml

cmds.yml

## this is sample
COMMANDS:
  - |
    id
    uname -n
    date
  - cat /path/to/file

ADMIN: true

simple_cmds.yml

- name: Simple commands
  hosts: all:!localhost
  gather_facts: false

  tasks:
    - name: Show commands
      debug:
        var: COMMANDS
      run_once: true

    - name: Execute commands
      shell: "{{ item }}"
      args:
        warn: false
      register: SHELL
      ignore_errors: true
      when: SHELL is undefined or SHELL is success
      loop: "{{ COMMANDS }}"
      become: "{{ ADMIN|default(false) }}"

    - name: Show results
      debug:
        msg:
          - "Start: {{ item.start }}, End: {{ item.end }}"
          - "RC: {{ item.rc }}"
          - "{{ item.stdout_lines }}"
          - "{{ item.stderr_lines }}"
      when: item is not skipped
      loop: "{{ SHELL.results }}"
      loop_control:
        label: "{{ item.cmd|default(item.item) }}"

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