Ansible shell module problem

Question

i need to clear the contents of a file on remote hosts using shell module in ansible but unable to do so

---
 - hosts: ansi1
   become: yes
   gather_facts: no
   tasks:
   - name: checking shell power
     shell:
        >/tmp/1.txt
     args:
      executable: /bin/bash

Error:

ERROR! Syntax Error while loading YAML.


The error appears to have been in '/etc/ansible/shell.yml': line 8, column 10, but may
be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.

The offending line appears to be:

     shell:
        >/tmp/1.txt
         ^ here

Maybe you wanted a colon in front? (The 'true' operator)

Jeff Schaller
– Jeff Schaller ♦

2017-06-03 06:51:32 +00:00
Commented Jun 3, 2017 at 6:51 — Jeff Schaller
– Jeff Schaller ♦, Commented Jun 3, 2017 at 6:51

Mohammed Ali · Accepted Answer · 2017-06-03 06:58:54Z

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@Jeff Schaller this helped to solve the issue,,

---
 - hosts: ansi2
   become: yes
   gather_facts: no
   tasks:
   - name: checking shell power
     shell:
             '>/tmp/1.txt'
     args:
      executable: /bin/bash

Now what if i have multiple commands to run

answered Jun 3, 2017 at 6:58

Mohammed Ali

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Santosh Garole · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-15 18:05:43Z

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You can use it as below for multiple commands:

    - name: Copy var directory
      shell: |
        cmd1
        cmd2
        cmd3
      args:
        executable: /bin/bash

answered Apr 15, 2020 at 18:05

Santosh Garole

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@Mohammed Ali if this works Can you please accept the answer

Santosh Garole
– Santosh Garole

2020-04-17 14:29:39 +00:00
Commented Apr 17, 2020 at 14:29

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