copy content module is not readable, how to remove all special character and make it proper text readable

[Sameer Nagwekar]

I am able to run this playbook it copies the file to destination folder but it has all the special characters and the text is not in readable format. Any help in formatting the output file?

  tasks:

   - name: collect the config facts

     icx_facts:

      gather_subset:

         - config

     register: result

   - debug:

       var: result

   - name: copy the output

     copy:

        content:  "{{ result }}"

        dest: "/home/sameer/Documents/icx.txt"

     delegate_to: localhost

[Dick Visser]

On Wed, 17 Feb 2021 at 22:09, Sameer Nagwekar <sameer....@gmail.com> wrote:

I am able to run this playbook it copies the file to destination folder but it has all the special characters and the text is not in readable format. Any help in formatting the output file?

"special characters" is a bit ambiguous.

What do you mean by that? How special are they?

Same goes for "text is not in readable format". Is the format unreadable for you? Or anyone? Or?

If you provide the output then this will avoid any confusion.

  tasks:

   - name: collect the config facts

     icx_facts:

      gather_subset:

         - config

     register: result

   - debug:

       var: result

   - name: copy the output

     copy:

        content:  "{{ result }}"

        dest: "/home/sameer/Documents/icx.txt"

     delegate_to: localhost

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[Sameer Nagwekar]

Sorry for being little ambiguous. 

Here is the output of my file when I read it. It is all clubbed together with newline \n and no proper formatting.

===================================================================

more icx.txt

{"ansible_facts": {"ansible_net_gather_subset": ["config", "default"], "ansible_

net_config": "Current configuration:\n!\nver 08.0.90jT213\n!\nstack unit 1\n  mo

dule 1 icx7150-c12-poe-port-management-module\n  module 2 icx7150-2-copper-port-

2g-module\n  module 3 icx7150-2-sfp-plus-port-20g-module\n  stack-port 1/3/1\n  

stack-port 1/3/2\n!\n!\n!\n!\n!\nvlan 1 name DEFAULT-VLAN by port\n!\n!\n!\n!\n!

\n!\n!\n!\n!\n!\n!\n!\n!\naaa authentication web-server default local\naaa authe

ntication login default local\nip dns domain-list attlocal.net dynamic\nip dns s

erver-address 192.168.1.254(dynamic)\nip route 0.0.0.0/0 192.168.1.254 distance 

254 dynamic\n!\nusername sameer password .....\n!\n!\n!\n!\n!\n!\n!\n!\n!\n!\n!\

n!\n!\n!\n!\ninterface management 1\n ip address 192.168.1.190 255.255.255.0 dyn

amic\n!\ninterface ethernet 1/3/1\n speed-duplex 1000-full\n!\ninterface etherne

t 1/3/2\n speed-duplex 1000-full\n!\n!\n!\n!\n!\n!\nno lldp run\n!\n!\n!\n!\n!\n

!\n!\nend", "ansible_net_version": "08.0.90jT213", "ansible_net_serialnum": "FEK

3239N0BM", "ansible_net_model": "Stackable ICX7150-C12-POE", "ansible_net_image"

: "SPR08090j.bin", "ansible_net_hostname": null, "ansible_net_data": "Copyright 

(c) Ruckus Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.\n    UNIT 1: compiled on Jan  5 2

021 at 21:08:45 labeled as SPR08090j\n      (33554432 bytes) from Primary SPR080

90j.bin (Non-UFI)\n        SW: Version 08.0.90jT213 \n      Compressed Primary B

oot Code size = 786944, Version:10.1.14T225 (mnz10114)\n       Compiled on Thu N

ov 15 12:59:22 2018\n\n  HW: Stackable ICX7150-C12-POE\n========================

==================================================\nUNIT 1: SL 1: ICX7150-C12-2X

1G POE 12-port Management Module\n      Serial  #:FEK3239N0BM\n      Software Pa

ckage: ICX7150_BASE_L3_SOFT_PACKAGE   \n      Current License: 2X1G  \n      P-A

SIC  0: type B160, rev 11  Chip BCM56160_B0\n===================================

=======================================\nUNIT 1: SL 2: ICX7150-2X1GC 2-port 2G M

odule\n=========================================================================

=\nUNIT 1: SL 3: ICX7150-2X10GF 2-port 20G Module\n=============================

=============================================\n 1000 MHz ARM processor ARMv7 88 

MHz bus\n 8192 KB boot flash memory\n 2048 MB code flash memory\n 1024 MB DRAM\n

STACKID 1  system uptime is 3 hour(s) 1 minute(s) 1 second(s) \nThe system start

ed at 00:01:53 GMT+00 Sat Jan 01 2000\n\nThe system : started=cold start   \n\n=

=========================================================================\n=====

=====       WARNING: Boot-monitor version mismatch!!!      ==========\n=========

=   Please use \"show boot-monitor\" command for details ==========\n===========

===============================================================\n===============

=======================================================================\n=======

========       WARNING: FI image is not booted from UFI!!!      ===============\

n======  Please download UFI image and reboot the system for full functionality 

 ======\n=======================================================================

===============", "ansible_net_stacked_models": ["ICX7150-C12-2X1G"], "ansible_n

et_stacked_serialnums": ["FEK3239N0BM"]}, "failed": false, "changed": false}

=============================================================================

However on the task debug display it shows proper format. This is how I want the text file to be when I read from the file.

TASK [debug] *******************************************************************

[WARNING]: Persistent connection logging is enabled for 192.168.1.190. This

will log ALL interactions to /home/sameer/Documents/ansible.log and WILL NOT

redact sensitive configuration like passwords. USE WITH CAUTION!

ok: [192.168.1.190] => 

  result:

    ansible_facts:

      ansible_net_config: |-

        Current configuration:

        !

        ver 08.0.90jT213

        !

        stack unit 1

          module 1 icx7150-c12-poe-port-management-module

          module 2 icx7150-2-copper-port-2g-module

          module 3 icx7150-2-sfp-plus-port-20g-module

          stack-port 1/3/1

          stack-port 1/3/2

        !

        !

        !

        !

        !

        vlan 1 name DEFAULT-VLAN by port

        !

        !

        !

        !

        !

        !

        !

        !

        !

        !

        !

        !

        !

        aaa authentication web-server default local

        aaa authentication login default local

        ip dns domain-list attlocal.net dynamic

        ip dns server-address 192.168.1.254(dynamic)

        ip route 0.0.0.0/0 192.168.1.254 distance 254 dynamic

        !

        username sameer password .....

        !

        !

        !

        !

        !

        !

        !

        !

        !

        !

        !

        !

        !

        !

        !

        interface management 1

         ip address 192.168.1.190 255.255.255.0 dynamic

        !

        interface ethernet 1/3/1

         speed-duplex 1000-full

        !

        interface ethernet 1/3/2

         speed-duplex 1000-full

        !

        !

        !

        !

        !

        !

        no lldp run

        !

        !

        !

        !

        !

        !

        !

        end

      ansible_net_data: |-

        Copyright (c) Ruckus Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

            UNIT 1: compiled on Jan  5 2021 at 21:08:45 labeled as SPR08090j

              (33554432 bytes) from Primary SPR08090j.bin (Non-UFI)

                SW: Version 08.0.90jT213

              Compressed Primary Boot Code size = 786944, Version:10.1.14T225 (mnz10114)

               Compiled on Thu Nov 15 12:59:22 2018

  

          HW: Stackable ICX7150-C12-POE

        ==========================================================================

        UNIT 1: SL 1: ICX7150-C12-2X1G POE 12-port Management Module

              Serial  #:FEK3239N0BM

              Software Package: ICX7150_BASE_L3_SOFT_PACKAGE

              Current License: 2X1G

              P-ASIC  0: type B160, rev 11  Chip BCM56160_B0

        ==========================================================================

        UNIT 1: SL 2: ICX7150-2X1GC 2-port 2G Module

        ==========================================================================

        UNIT 1: SL 3: ICX7150-2X10GF 2-port 20G Module

        ==========================================================================

         1000 MHz ARM processor ARMv7 88 MHz bus

         8192 KB boot flash memory

         2048 MB code flash memory

         1024 MB DRAM

        STACKID 1  system uptime is 3 hour(s) 1 minute(s) 1 second(s)

        The system started at 00:01:53 GMT+00 Sat Jan 01 2000

  

        The system : started=cold start

  

        ==========================================================================

        ==========       WARNING: Boot-monitor version mismatch!!!      ==========

        ==========   Please use "show boot-monitor" command for details ==========

        ==========================================================================

        ======================================================================================

        ===============       WARNING: FI image is not booted from UFI!!!      ===============

        ======  Please download UFI image and reboot the system for full functionality  ======

        ======================================================================================

      ansible_net_gather_subset:

      - config

      - default

      ansible_net_hostname: null

      ansible_net_image: SPR08090j.bin

      ansible_net_model: Stackable ICX7150-C12-POE

      ansible_net_serialnum: FEK3239N0BM

      ansible_net_stacked_models:

      - ICX7150-C12-2X1G

      ansible_net_stacked_serialnums:

      - FEK3239N0BM

      ansible_net_version: 08.0.90jT213

    changed: false

    failed: false

[Dick Visser]

This is because your data is json formatted, but your debug uses yaml
to display.
It could be as simple as adding the to_nice_yaml filter, i.e.:

- name: copy the output
copy:

content: "{{ result | to_nice_yaml }}"
dest: "/home/sameer/Documents/icx.txt"
delegate_to: localhost

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[Sameer Nagwekar]

Thank you so much that worked like a charm. This was my first successful playbook :-)