debug - Print statements during execution

Author:Dag Wieers, Michael DeHaan

Synopsis

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.

Options

parameter required default choices comments
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.

      Examples


      # 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
      

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