pass array as argument to script module in ansible

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I am using a script module to run a script on some hosts. I have an array ansible variable, that I want to pass the script as space separated arguments. Passing the array variable directly as argument does not help. Suggestions ?

Andrew · Accepted Answer · 2017-12-05 10:01:27Z

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You can join your list with jinja filter and pass it as a variable, like this:

ansible -m script -a "myscript.sh {{ test_list|join(' ') }}" localhost -e "{"test_list": [1,2,3]}"

If myscript.sh is:

#!/bin/bash
echo Args are: ${@}, 1st: $1 2nd: $2, 3d: $3

The output will be:

localhost | SUCCESS => {
    "changed": true,
    "failed": false,
    "rc": 0,
    "stderr": "",
    "stdout": "Args are: 1 2 3, 1st: 1 2nd: 2, 3d: 3\n",
    "stdout_lines": [
        "Args are: 1 2 3, 1st: 1 2nd: 2, 3d: 3"
    ]
}

answered Dec 5, 2017 at 10:01

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