If you need to execute complex shell command, a script file run by the script module is your best bet.
This particular examples look like you're analyzing running processes and getting a string back, not making changes to the system. This type of thing is better done by a facts plugin. Look at service_facts <https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/08a1d47427d26c1640a2dd41a431ca9c8e255873/lib/ansible/modules/system/service_facts.py> for an example. --- Sam > On Apr 9, 2018, at 02:41, Akash Agarwal <akashag...@gmail.com> 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 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ansible Development" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to ansible-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:ansible-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Development" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ansible-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
