Ansible read remote file

In this tutorial, How to use Ansible to read a remote file? Ansible the essential for DevOps Roles.

Ansible slurp module

I using slurp module to read a remote file.

- hosts: server1
  tasks:
  - name: slurp file
    slurp:
     src: /home/vagrant/devopsroles
    register: slurp_remote_file

  - name: Read file
    debug:
     msg: "{{ slurp_remote_file['content'] | b64decode }}"

The terminal output as below

Ansible shell module

Using the shell module cat command to read a remote file

- hosts: server1
  tasks:
    - name: cat file
      shell: cat /home/vagrant/devopsroles
      register: cat_content_file

    - name: echo file
      debug:
        msg: "{{ cat_content_file.stdout }}"

The terminal output as below

Conclusion

Thought the article, you can use Ansible to read a remote file. I hope will this your helpful. More details refer to Ansible tutorial.