ansible stdout

[John.1209]

Is there a way to extract stdout variables from Ansible?

Here is my script:

- hosts: myhost

  sudo: yes

  tasks:

  - name: output bash

    command: rpm -q bash

    register: result

  - debug: msg="{{ result.stderr }}"

Here is the output:

[root@ansi playbooks]$  ansible-playbook which_bash.yml

PLAY [myhost] ***************************************************

TASK [setup] *******************************************************************

ok: [myhost]

TASK [which bash RPM] **********************************************************

changed: [myhost]

 [WARNING]: Consider using yum module rather than running rpm

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

ok: [myhost] => {

    "bash_version": {

        "changed": true,

        "cmd": [

            "rpm",

            "-q",

            "bash"

        ],

        "delta": "0:00:00.045905",

        "end": "2016-06-11 18:22:07.782431",

        "rc": 0,

        "start": "2016-06-11 18:22:07.736526",

        "stderr": "",

        "stdout": "bash-4.2.46-12.el7.x86_64",

        "stdout_lines": [

            "bash-4.2.46-12.el7.x86_64"

        ],

        "warnings": [

            "Consider using yum module rather than running rpm"

        ]

    }

}

PLAY RECAP *********************************************************************

myhost      : ok=3    changed=1    unreachable=0    failed=0

The output works great.  However I'm looking or a way to only extract the stdout from that output.  I want nothing but stdout.  How can I do that?

thanks in advance.

[John Buxton]

I'm not convinced your output matches your playbook.

Are you sure you're running it correctly ?

Your output:

TASK [debug] *******************************************************************
ok: [myhost] => {
    "bash_version": {

etc...

... implies you are using the debug module with a variable called bash_version, e.g.

  - name: output bash
    command: rpm -

q bash
    register bash_version

  - debug: var=bash_version

Which is not the same as the playbook you've quoted.

BTW, to get the stdout, you are nearly correct.

Use:

  - debug: msg="{{ result.stdout }}"