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diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/shell.py b/lib/ansible/modules/shell.py new file mode 100644 index 0000000..52fda1b --- /dev/null +++ b/lib/ansible/modules/shell.py @@ -0,0 +1,205 @@ +# -*- coding: utf-8 -*- + +# Copyright: (c) 2018, Ansible Project +# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt) + +# There is no actual shell module source, when you use 'shell' in ansible, +# it runs the 'command' module with special arguments and it behaves differently. +# See the command source and the comment "#USE_SHELL". + +from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function +__metaclass__ = type + + +DOCUMENTATION = r''' +--- +module: shell +short_description: Execute shell commands on targets +description: + - The C(shell) module takes the command name followed by a list of space-delimited arguments. + - Either a free form command or C(cmd) parameter is required, see the examples. + - It is almost exactly like the M(ansible.builtin.command) module but runs + the command through a shell (C(/bin/sh)) on the remote node. + - For Windows targets, use the M(ansible.windows.win_shell) module instead. +version_added: "0.2" +options: + free_form: + description: + - The shell module takes a free form command to run, as a string. + - There is no actual parameter named 'free form'. + - See the examples on how to use this module. + type: str + cmd: + type: str + description: + - The command to run followed by optional arguments. + creates: + description: + - A filename, when it already exists, this step will B(not) be run. + type: path + removes: + description: + - A filename, when it does not exist, this step will B(not) be run. + type: path + version_added: "0.8" + chdir: + description: + - Change into this directory before running the command. + type: path + version_added: "0.6" + executable: + description: + - Change the shell used to execute the command. + - This expects an absolute path to the executable. + type: path + version_added: "0.9" + stdin: + description: + - Set the stdin of the command directly to the specified value. + type: str + version_added: "2.4" + stdin_add_newline: + description: + - Whether to append a newline to stdin data. + type: bool + default: yes + version_added: "2.8" +extends_documentation_fragment: + - action_common_attributes + - action_common_attributes.raw +attributes: + check_mode: + details: while the command itself is arbitrary and cannot be subject to the check mode semantics it adds C(creates)/C(removes) options as a workaround + support: partial + diff_mode: + support: none + platform: + support: full + platforms: posix + raw: + support: full +notes: + - If you want to execute a command securely and predictably, it may be + better to use the M(ansible.builtin.command) module instead. Best practices + when writing playbooks will follow the trend of using M(ansible.builtin.command) + unless the M(ansible.builtin.shell) module is explicitly required. When running ad-hoc + commands, use your best judgement. + - To sanitize any variables passed to the shell module, you should use + C({{ var | quote }}) instead of just C({{ var }}) to make sure they + do not include evil things like semicolons. + - An alternative to using inline shell scripts with this module is to use + the M(ansible.builtin.script) module possibly together with the M(ansible.builtin.template) module. + - For rebooting systems, use the M(ansible.builtin.reboot) or M(ansible.windows.win_reboot) module. +seealso: +- module: ansible.builtin.command +- module: ansible.builtin.raw +- module: ansible.builtin.script +- module: ansible.windows.win_shell +author: + - Ansible Core Team + - Michael DeHaan +''' + +EXAMPLES = r''' +- name: Execute the command in remote shell; stdout goes to the specified file on the remote + ansible.builtin.shell: somescript.sh >> somelog.txt + +- name: Change the working directory to somedir/ before executing the command + ansible.builtin.shell: somescript.sh >> somelog.txt + args: + chdir: somedir/ + +# You can also use the 'args' form to provide the options. +- name: This command will change the working directory to somedir/ and will only run when somedir/somelog.txt doesn't exist + ansible.builtin.shell: somescript.sh >> somelog.txt + args: + chdir: somedir/ + creates: somelog.txt + +# You can also use the 'cmd' parameter instead of free form format. +- name: This command will change the working directory to somedir/ + ansible.builtin.shell: + cmd: ls -l | grep log + chdir: somedir/ + +- name: Run a command that uses non-posix shell-isms (in this example /bin/sh doesn't handle redirection and wildcards together but bash does) + ansible.builtin.shell: cat < /tmp/*txt + args: + executable: /bin/bash + +- name: Run a command using a templated variable (always use quote filter to avoid injection) + ansible.builtin.shell: cat {{ myfile|quote }} + +# You can use shell to run other executables to perform actions inline +- name: Run expect to wait for a successful PXE boot via out-of-band CIMC + ansible.builtin.shell: | + set timeout 300 + spawn ssh admin@{{ cimc_host }} + + expect "password:" + send "{{ cimc_password }}\n" + + expect "\n{{ cimc_name }}" + send "connect host\n" + + expect "pxeboot.n12" + send "\n" + + exit 0 + args: + executable: /usr/bin/expect + delegate_to: localhost +''' + +RETURN = r''' +msg: + description: changed + returned: always + type: bool + sample: True +start: + description: The command execution start time. + returned: always + type: str + sample: '2016-02-25 09:18:26.429568' +end: + description: The command execution end time. + returned: always + type: str + sample: '2016-02-25 09:18:26.755339' +delta: + description: The command execution delta time. + returned: always + type: str + sample: '0:00:00.325771' +stdout: + description: The command standard output. + returned: always + type: str + sample: 'Clustering node rabbit@slave1 with rabbit@master …' +stderr: + description: The command standard error. + returned: always + type: str + sample: 'ls: cannot access foo: No such file or directory' +cmd: + description: The command executed by the task. + returned: always + type: str + sample: 'rabbitmqctl join_cluster rabbit@master' +rc: + description: The command return code (0 means success). + returned: always + type: int + sample: 0 +stdout_lines: + description: The command standard output split in lines. + returned: always + type: list + sample: [u'Clustering node rabbit@slave1 with rabbit@master …'] +stderr_lines: + description: The command standard error split in lines. + returned: always + type: list + sample: [u'ls cannot access foo: No such file or directory', u'ls …'] +''' |