Ansible print and debug examples

#!/usr/bin/env ansible-playbook

- hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: no
  vars:
    my_var: MY_VALUE

  tasks:
   - name: My first task for executing hello world
     command: echo test

   - name: My second task debug message name
     debug:
      msg: "my debug text"

   - name: My third task to print a text and variable
     debug:
      msg: "my debug text including var {{ my_var }}"

Output

PLAY [localhost] *************************************************************************************************************************************

TASK [My first task for executing hello world] *******************************************************************************************************
changed: [localhost]

TASK [My second task debug message name] *************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost] => {
    "msg": "my debug text"
}

TASK [My third task to print a text and variable] ****************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost] => {
    "msg": "my debug text including var MY_VALUE"
}

PLAY RECAP *******************************************************************************************************************************************
localhost                  : ok=3    changed=1    unreachable=0    failed=0    skipped=0    rescued=0    ignored=0

See also

• Ansible: modules, plugins, Playbooks (examples) ansible-playbook, ansible-vault, ansible-inventory, ansible-config, Ansible Tower, Ansible Galaxy (Roles) (ansible-galaxy), ansible-cmdb, gather facts, ansible.cfg, Ansible Molecule, Ansible collections, register, template, --ask-pass, --ask-become-pass, remote_user:, /etc/ansible/hosts, ansible-doc, ansible-lint, .ansible/, --forks, --start-at-task, changelog, inventory, Notify:, ansible HOSTNAME -m ping, gathering, /usr/bin/ansible, ansible -m ping, ansible.builtin, hosts: (Ansible), set fact:, when:, blockinfile:, become method:, include:, git:, AWX, ansible --help, Tags, Ansible variables, versions