You could use the file lookup to read in the contents of the file you wish,
for instance:
{{ lookup('file', '/path/to/file/you/want') }}
Though as Dick mentioned above, it is almost always better to use templates
when possible.
On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 10:18 AM, Dick Davies <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm assuming you know about templates :)
>
> Can you give an example of the sort of thing you're trying to do?
>
> On 5 June 2014 11:37, Felix Gläske <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hey,
> > is there a way to use a file from the machine where I run ansible to use
> as
> > input for the module lineinfile?
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