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Is it possible to debug multiple variables in one Ansible task without using a loop?

I want to print var1 and var2 in one Ansible task. I have this working YAML.

- debug:
    var: "{{ item }}"
  with_items:
    - var1
    - var2

I wonder whether is possible to do it without using with_items nor msg parameter.

Solution

  • You can definitely have multiple variables in a debug message, as long as it is a valid YAML.

    For example, the task

    - debug:
    msg:
      var1: "{{ var1 }}"
      var2: "{{ var2 }}"
  vars:
    var1: foo
    var2: bar

    Yields

    ok: [localhost] => 
  msg:
    var1: foo
    var2: bar

    And if you really don't want a message, drop the two variables in a dictionary:

    - debug:
    var: to_debug
  vars:
    to_debug:
      var1: "{{ var1 }}"
      var2: "{{ var2 }}"

    var1: foo
    var2: bar

    Yields

    ok: [localhost] => 
  to_debug:
    var1: foo
    var2: bar