ansible/test/results_list.yml

---
# Test iterating over lines of stdout stored in a register.
- hosts: localhost
  vars:
    small_file: /etc/resolv.conf
    temp_file: /tmp/ansible_result_list.tmp

  tasks:
  - action: command cat $small_file
    register: result

  - action: file dest=$temp_file state=absent

  - action: shell echo '$item' >> $temp_file
    with_items: ${result.stdout_lines}

  - action: command diff $small_file $temp_file

  - action: file dest=$temp_file state=absent
Support iteration over command output in with_items. When the output of a command is stored in a register, this will create a stdout_lines field in the result object that contains stdout split into a list of lines. This list can then be iterated over using with_items. 12 years ago			`---`
			`# Test iterating over lines of stdout stored in a register.`
			`- hosts: localhost`
			`vars:`
			`small_file: /etc/resolv.conf`
			`temp_file: /tmp/ansible_result_list.tmp`

			`tasks:`
			`- action: command cat $small_file`
			`register: result`

			`- action: file dest=$temp_file state=absent`

			`- action: shell echo '$item' >> $temp_file`
			`with_items: ${result.stdout_lines}`

			`- action: command diff $small_file $temp_file`

			`- action: file dest=$temp_file state=absent`