how to retain stdout formatting when using adhoc commands (shell module)

[je...@redhat.com]

Hey -- when running adhoc commands (using shell module), the stdout returned from target systems is stripped of formatting.  Is there a standard way to retain the formatting?

[Mike Klebolt]

Not sure what exactly you mean.  Is stdout_lines what you're looking for?

[Jeremy Eder]

I think so, but wasn't able to get that working with adhoc commands.

[Kai Stian Olstad]

What formatting are you missing? I get this:

$ ansible localhost -a "toilet -f letter Ansible"
localhost | SUCCESS | rc=0 >>
A N N SSSS III BBBB L EEEEE
A A NN N S I B B L E
AAAAA N N N SSS I BBBB L EEEE
A A N NN S I B B L E
A A N N SSSS III BBBB LLLLL EEEEE


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Kai Stian Olstad