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

Related

• Ansible variables
• Msg: The task includes an option with an undefined variable.

See also

• print, strcat, echo
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