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Shell Plugins
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Shell plugins work transparently to ensure that the basic commands Ansible runs are properly formatted to work with the target machine.
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.. _enabling_shell:
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Enabling Shell Plugins
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++++++++++++++++++++++
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You can add a custom shell plugin by dropping it into a ``shell_plugins`` directory adjacent to your play, inside a role,
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or by putting it in one of the shell plugin directory sources configured in :doc:`ansible.cfg <../config>`.
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.. warning:: You should not alter the configuration for these plugins unless you have a setup
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in which the default ``/bin/sh`` is not a POSIX compatible shell or is not availble for execution.
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.. _using_shell:
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Using Shell Plugins
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+++++++++++++++++++
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In addition to the default configuration settings in :doc:`../config`,
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you can use a 'connection variable' :ref:`ansible_shell_type` to select the plugin to use.
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In this case, you will also want to update the :ref:`ansible_executable` to match.
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.. seealso::
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:doc:`../user_guide/playbooks`
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An introduction to playbooks
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:doc:`inventory`
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Ansible inventory plugins
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:doc:`callback`
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Ansible callback plugins
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:doc:`../user_guide/playbooks_filters`
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Jinja2 filter plugins
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:doc:`../user_guide/playbooks_tests`
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Jinja2 test plugins
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:doc:`../user_guide/playbooks_lookups`
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Jinja2 lookup plugins
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`User Mailing List <http://groups.google.com/group/ansible-devel>`_
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Have a question? Stop by the google group!
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`irc.freenode.net <http://irc.freenode.net>`_
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#ansible IRC chat channel
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