Re: [ansible-devel] Need to execute complex unix commands

[Sam Doran]

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 

 for an example.

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Sam

> On Apr 9, 2018, at 02:41, 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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Re: [ansible-devel] Need to execute complex unix commands

[Suren Baskaran]

How about
1) a creating a script with commands ,
2) execute
3) and remove

Thanks,
Suren VB

From: ansible-devel@googlegroups.com  on behalf 
of Akash Agarwal 
Sent: Monday, April 9, 2018 12:11:02 PM
To: Ansible Development
Subject: [ansible-devel] Need to execute complex unix commands

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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