Author: | Dag Wieers, Michael DeHaan |
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This module prints statements during execution and can be useful for debugging variables or expressions without necessarily halting the playbook. Useful for debugging together with the ‘when:’ directive.
parameter | required | default | choices | comments |
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msg | no | Hello world! | The customized message that is printed. If omitted, prints a generic message. | |
var | no | A variable name to debug. Mutually exclusive with the 'msg' option. |
# 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
- shell: /usr/bin/uptime
register: result
- debug: var=result
- name: Display all variables/facts known for a host
debug: var=hostvars[inventory_hostname]