this lookup returns a list of items given to it, if any of the top level items is also a list it will flatten it, but it will not recurse
Note
this is the standard lookup used for loops in most examples
check out the ‘flattened’ lookup for recursive flattening
if you do not want flattening nor any other transformation look at the ‘list’ lookup.
- name: "loop through list"
debug:
msg: "An item: {{item}}"
with_items:
- 1
- 2
- 3
- name: add several users
user:
name: "{{ item }}"
groups: "wheel"
state: present
with_items:
- testuser1
- testuser2
- name: "loop through list from a variable"
debug:
msg: "An item: {{item}}"
with_items: "{{ somelist }}"
- name: more complex items to add several users
user:
name: "{{ item.name }}"
uid: "{{ item.uid }}"
groups: "{{ item.groups }}"
state: present
with_items:
- { name: testuser1, uid: 1002, groups: "wheel, staff" }
- { name: testuser2, uid: 1003, groups: staff }
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this lookup:
Key | Returned | Description |
---|---|---|
_raw
list
|
once flattened list
|
This lookup is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
This lookup is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Michael DeHaan <michael.dehaan@gmail.com>
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