- hosts: localhost
tasks:
- name: fact command
set_fact:
fact_command: echo "ps -ef|grep data"|sed 's~[^[:alnum:]/]\+~~g'|sed
"s/$/$(date
+"%d_%m_%Y_%H_%M_%S")/"
- name: run command
shell: "{{ fact_command }}"
ansible-playbook test.yml -v
Using /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg as config file
[WARNING]: provided hosts list is empty, only localhost is available
PLAY
***************************************************************************
TASK [setup]
*******************************************************************
ok: [localhost]
TASK [fact command]
************************************************************
ok: [localhost] => {"ansible_facts": {"fact_command": "echo \"ps -ef|grep
data\"|sed 's~[^[:alnum:]/]\\+~~g'|sed \"s/$/$(date
+\"%d_%m_%Y_%H_%M_%S\")/\""}, "changed": false}
TASK [run command]
*************************************************************
changed: [localhost] => {"changed": true, "cmd": "echo \"ps -ef|grep
data\"|sed 's~[^[:alnum:]/]\\+~~g'|sed \"s/$/$(date
+\"%d_%m_%Y_%H_%M_%S\")/\"", "delta": "0:00:00.002489", "end": "2018-04-16
00:47:44.957419", "rc": 0, "start": "2018-04-16 00:47:44.954930", "stderr":
"", "stdout": "psefgrepdata16_04_2018_00_47_44", "stdout_lines": [
"psefgrepdata16_04_2018_00_47_44"], "warnings": []}
PLAY RECAP
*********************************************************************
localhost : ok=3 changed=1 unreachable=0 failed=0
On Monday, April 9, 2018 at 8:41:02 AM UTC+2, Akash Agarwal wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> I need to execute complex shell commands on remote or local hosts. What is
> the best way to this?
>
> I tried multiple ways. Either it is not passing Ansible syntax, or shell
> script syntax
>
> Example:
>
> Suppose I want to execute this command
>
> echo "ps -ef|grep data"|sed 's~[^[:alnum:]/]\+~~g'|sed "s/$/$(date
> +"%d_%m_%Y_%H_%M_%S")/"
>
> It gives following output on shell :
> psefgrepdata09_04_2018_12_08_55
>
> But somehow I am not able to execute. Urgent help please ?
>
> Thanks,
> Akash
>
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