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- shell: echo "motd contains the word hi"
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when: motd_contents.stdout.find('hi') != -1
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As shown previously, the registered variable's string contents are accessible with the 'stdout' method.
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The registered result can be used in the "with_items" of a task if it is converted into
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a list (or already is a list) as shown below in another trivial example::
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- name: registered variable usage as a with_items list
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hosts: all
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tasks:
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- name: retrieve the list of home directories
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command: ls /home
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register: home_dirs
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- name: add home dirs to the backup spooler
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file: path=/mnt/bkspool/{{item}} src=/home/{{ item }} state=link
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with_items: home_dirs.stdout.split()
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Rolling Updates
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