ansible/docs/docsite/rst/plugins/shell.rst
Brian Coca bdbb89378f
centralize doc/config plugin lists (#38775)
* centralize doc/config plugin lists

also update list for generation in docsite
added note to ensure they are in sync

* updated shell page to list plugins

added some more docs hinting at plugins being configurable

* fix edit link for plugins
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.. contents:: Topics
Shell Plugins
-------------
Shell plugins work to ensure that the basic commands Ansible runs are properly formatted to work with
the target machine and allow the user to configure certain behaviours related to how Ansible executes tasks.
.. _enabling_shell:
Enabling Shell Plugins
++++++++++++++++++++++
You can add a custom shell plugin by dropping it into a ``shell_plugins`` directory adjacent to your play, inside a role,
or by putting it in one of the shell plugin directory sources configured in :doc:`ansible.cfg <../config>`.
.. warning:: You should not alter which plugin is used unless you have a setup in which the default ``/bin/sh``
is not a POSIX compatible shell or is not availble for execution.
.. _using_shell:
Using Shell Plugins
+++++++++++++++++++
In addition to the default configuration settings in :doc:`../config`, you can use
a 'connection variable' :ref:`ansible_shell_type` to select the plugin to use.
In this case, you will also want to update the :ref:`ansible_executable` to match.
You can further control the settings for each plugin via other configuration options
detailed in the plugin themsleves (linked below).
.. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1
:glob:
shell/*
.. seealso::
:doc:`../user_guide/playbooks`
An introduction to playbooks
:doc:`inventory`
Ansible inventory plugins
:doc:`callback`
Ansible callback plugins
:doc:`../user_guide/playbooks_filters`
Jinja2 filter plugins
:doc:`../user_guide/playbooks_tests`
Jinja2 test plugins
:doc:`../user_guide/playbooks_lookups`
Jinja2 lookup plugins
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