varnames – Lookup matching variable names

New in version 2.8.

Synopsis

  • Retrieves a list of matching Ansible variable names.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Configuration Comments
_terms
- / required
List of Python regex patterns to search for in variable names.

Examples

- name: List variables that start with qz_
  debug: msg="{{ lookup('varnames', '^qz_.+')}}"
  vars:
    qz_1: hello
    qz_2: world
    qa_1: "I won't show"
    qz_: "I won't show either"

- name: Show all variables
  debug: msg="{{ lookup('varnames', '.+')}}"

- name: Show variables with 'hosts' in their names
  debug: msg="{{ lookup('varnames', 'hosts')}}"

- name: Find several related variables that end specific way
  debug: msg="{{ lookup('varnames', '.+_zone$', '.+_location$') }}"

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
_value
list
List of the variable names requested.


Status

Authors

  • Ansible Core

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