If you have a need for this parameter, use the module instead.įor Windows targets, use the _command module instead.įor rebooting systems, use the or _reboot module. The executable parameter is removed since version 2.4. If these are not supplied, the task will be skipped. If running in check mode and either of these are specified, the module will check for the existence of the file and report the correct changed status. For instance, if you only want to run a command if a certain file does not exist, use this.Ĭheck mode is supported when passing creates or removes. Parsing shell metacharacters can lead to unexpected commands being executed if quoting is not done correctly so it is more secure to use the command module when possible.Ĭreates, removes, and chdir can be specified after the command. If you want to run a command through the shell (say you are using, |, and so on), you actually want the module instead. Controlling how Ansible behaves: precedence rules.Collections in the Theforeman Namespace.Collections in the T_systems_mms Namespace.Collections in the Purestorage Namespace.Collections in the Openvswitch Namespace.

Collections in the Netapp_eseries Namespace.Collections in the Kubernetes Namespace.Collections in the Junipernetworks Namespace.Collections in the F5networks Namespace.Collections in the Containers Namespace.Collections in the Cloudscale_ch Namespace.Collections in the Chocolatey Namespace.Collections in the Check_point Namespace.Virtualization and Containerization Guides.Protecting sensitive data with Ansible vault.

Cmd command