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template – retrieve contents of file after templating with Jinja2¶

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Synopsis ¶

Returns a list of strings; for each template in the list of templates you pass in, returns a string containing the results of processing that template.

Parameters ¶

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Configuration	Comments
_terms -			list of files to template
convert_data boolean	Choices: no yes		whether to convert YAML into data. If False, strings that are YAML will be left untouched.
variable_end_string string added in 2.8	Default: "}}"		The string marking the end of a print statement.
variable_start_string string added in 2.8	Default: "{{"		The string marking the beginning of a print statement.

Examples ¶

- name: show templating results
  debug:
    msg: "{{ lookup('template', './some_template.j2') }}"

- name: show templating results with different variable start and end string
  debug:
    msg: "{{ lookup('template', './some_template.j2', variable_start_string='[%', variable_end_string='%]') }}"

Return Values ¶

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this lookup:

Key	Returned	Description
_raw -		file(s) content after templating

Status ¶

This lookup is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
This lookup is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors¶

Michael DeHaan <michael.dehaan@gmail.com>

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