Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
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msg
string
|
Default: "Hello world!"
|
The customized message that is printed. If omitted, prints a generic message.
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var
string
|
A variable name to debug.
Mutually exclusive with the
msg option.Be aware that this option already runs in Jinja2 context and has an implicit
{{ }} wrapping, so you should not be using Jinja2 delimiters unless you are looking for double interpolation. |
|
verbosity
integer
added in 2.1 |
Default: 0
|
A number that controls when the debug is run, if you set to 3 it will only run debug when -vvv or above
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See also
# Example that prints the loopback address and gateway for each host
- debug:
msg: System {{ inventory_hostname }} has uuid {{ ansible_product_uuid }}
- debug:
msg: System {{ inventory_hostname }} has gateway {{ ansible_default_ipv4.gateway }}
when: ansible_default_ipv4.gateway is defined
# Example that prints return information from the previous task
- shell: /usr/bin/uptime
register: result
- debug:
var: result
verbosity: 2
- name: Display all variables/facts known for a host
debug:
var: hostvars[inventory_hostname]
verbosity: 4
# Example that prints two lines of messages, but only if there is an environment value set
- debug:
msg:
- "Provisioning based on YOUR_KEY which is: {{ lookup('env', 'YOUR_KEY') }}"
- "These servers were built using the password of '{{ password_used }}'. Please retain this for later use."
More information about Red Hat’s support of this module is available from this Red Hat Knowledge Base article.
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