- hosts: localhost
  tasks:
  - name: shell with pipe
    shell: echo hello | true

  - name: shell with redirect
    shell: echo hello >  /tmp/hello

  - name: chain two shell commands
    shell: echo hello && echo goodbye

  - name: run commands in succession
    shell: echo hello ; echo goodbye

  - name: use variables
    shell: echo $HOME $USER

  - name: use * for globbing
    shell: ls foo*

  - name: use ? for globbing
    shell: ls foo?

  - name: use [] for globbing
    shell: ls foo[1,2,3]

  - name: use shell generator
    shell: ls foo{.txt,.xml}

  - name: use backticks
    shell: ls `ls foo*`

  - name: use shell with cmd
    shell:
      cmd: |
        set -x
        ls foo?