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2.7 KiB
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78 lines
2.7 KiB
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# There is actually no actual shell module source, when you use 'shell' in ansible,
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# it runs the 'command' module with special arguments and it behaves differently.
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# See the command source and the comment "#USE_SHELL".
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DOCUMENTATION = '''
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---
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module: shell
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short_description: Execute commands in nodes.
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description:
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- The M(shell) module takes the command name followed by a list of space-delimited arguments.
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It is almost exactly like the M(command) module but runs
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the command through a shell (C(/bin/sh)) on the remote node.
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version_added: "0.2"
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options:
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free_form:
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description:
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- The shell module takes a free form command to run, as a string. There's not an actual
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option named "free form". See the examples!
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required: true
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default: null
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creates:
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description:
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- a filename, when it already exists, this step will B(not) be run.
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required: no
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default: null
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removes:
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description:
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- a filename, when it does not exist, this step will B(not) be run.
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version_added: "0.8"
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required: no
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default: null
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chdir:
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description:
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- cd into this directory before running the command
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required: false
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default: null
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version_added: "0.6"
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executable:
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description:
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- change the shell used to execute the command. Should be an absolute path to the executable.
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required: false
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default: null
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version_added: "0.9"
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warn:
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description:
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- if command warnings are on in ansible.cfg, do not warn about this particular line if set to no/false.
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required: false
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default: True
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version_added: "1.8"
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notes:
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- If you want to execute a command securely and predictably, it may be
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better to use the M(command) module instead. Best practices when writing
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playbooks will follow the trend of using M(command) unless M(shell) is
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explicitly required. When running ad-hoc commands, use your best
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judgement.
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- To sanitize any variables passed to the shell module, you should use
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"{{ var | quote }}" instead of just "{{ var }}" to make sure they don't include evil things like semicolons.
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requirements: [ ]
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author: Michael DeHaan
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'''
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EXAMPLES = '''
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# Execute the command in remote shell; stdout goes to the specified
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# file on the remote.
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- shell: somescript.sh >> somelog.txt
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# Change the working directory to somedir/ before executing the command.
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- shell: somescript.sh >> somelog.txt chdir=somedir/
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# You can also use the 'args' form to provide the options. This command
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# will change the working directory to somedir/ and will only run when
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# somedir/somelog.txt doesn't exist.
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- shell: somescript.sh >> somelog.txt
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args:
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chdir: somedir/
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creates: somelog.txt
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'''
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