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.
| parameter | required | default | choices | comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| msg | no | Hello world! | The customized message that is printed. If omitted, prints a generic message. |
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| var | no | A variable name to debug. Mutually exclusive with the 'msg' option. |
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| verbosity (added in 2.1)
| no | A number that controls when the debug is run, if you set to 3 it will only run debug when -vvv or above |
# 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 verbosity=2
- name: Display all variables/facts known for a host
debug: var=hostvars[inventory_hostname] verbosity=4
For more information on what this means please read Core Modules
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https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/debug_module.html