Escaping quotes, sudo """ '

[Jakub Muszynski]

Those (simplified) commands work in bash:

• sudo su - ansible bash -c "ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR=true; echo '{\"versions\":{\"campaigns_manager\":\"0.9.310\"}}' "
  
• sudo su - ansible bash -c """ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR=true; echo  '{\"versions\":{\"campaigns_manager\":\"0.9.310\"}}' """
  
• {"versions":{"campaigns_manager":"0.9.310"}}
  

If placed them in the rundeck command, then:

• sudo su - ansible bash -c "ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR=true; echo '{\"versions\":{\"campaigns_manager\":\"0.9.310\"}}' "
  
• Fails to execute at all (fails around the export command)
• sudo su - ansible bash -c """ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR=true; echo  '{\"versions\":{\"campaigns_manager\":\"0.9.310\"}}' """
  
• Runs but produces:
• {\versions\:{\campaigns_manager\:\0.9.310\}}
• does remove double-quotes that leads to 
• ERROR: Expecting property name enclosed in double quotes: line 1 column 2 (char 1
• expected result:
• '{"versions":{"campaigns_manager":"0.9.310"}}'
• additionaly, following command:
• sudo su - ansible bash -c """ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR=true; echo '{"versions":{"campaigns_manager":"0.9.310"}}' """
  
• evaluates to
• {versions:{campaigns_manager:0.9.310}}
  

I need to pass the JSON

Any way of keeping double-quotes in the executed shell command?

Alternatively - I could try to switch :

• sudo su - ansible bash -c """ something """
  
• to
• sudo su - ansible bash -c " something "

If You know how to do escaping only with double+single quotes, when _inside_ of the command (that is marked by single or double quotes), You need to use a combination of the two (singe and double quotes)

• sudo su - ansible bash -c " something; echo '{"versions":{"campaigns_manager":"0.9.310"}}' "

In case You were wanderring, the full command to run looks like:

sudo su - ansible bash -c "export ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR=true; cd ~/ansible; source ~/ansible/environment.sh; ansible-playbook -i ~/ansible/etc/inv/inventory ~/ansible/etc/playbooks/run_server.yml -e '{"versions":{"manaegr":"0.9.3"}}' --check --diff -v"

[Alex Honor]

Hi Jakub,

When quoting becomes necessary I generally use a script step to keep it easier to maintain.

Thanks

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