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Playbook Foundations

Inventory hosts Basic playbook ansible.builtin.command ansible.builtin.shell ansible.builtin.copy ansible.builtin.template ansible.builtin.file ansible.builtin.package

Variables and Logic

vars group_vars concept register when condition loop loop_control set_fact default filter

Roles and Reuse

include_tasks import_tasks include_role role defaults handlers notify block rescue always tags delegate_to

Production Operations

become environment wait_for uri module git module service module lineinfile check mode changed_when

Ansible / Playbook Foundations

ansible.builtin.shell

Learn ansible.builtin.shell in Ansible through a focused explanation, a topic-specific example, an engineering warning, and a mastery check.

12 min read • Beginner

ansible-004.yml

yaml

- ansible.builtin.shell: "set -o pipefail && journalctl -n 20 | grep ERROR"
  args:
    executable: /bin/bash

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Content source & attribution

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Lesson quizzes

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ansible.builtin.command

ansible.builtin.copy