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slurp

This module reads a file and returns its content base64 encoded. Useful for reading files (including binary) for use in templates or registering variables.

Attributes

check_mode:
  support: none

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Type	Values	Description
src	true	string		The file to read.

Example

- name: Read SSL certificate
  slurp:
    src: /etc/ssl/certs/app.crt
  register: cert_content

- name: Display certificate info
  debug:
    msg: "Certificate: {{ cert_content.content | b64decode }}"

- name: Read JSON config
  slurp:
    src: /etc/app/config.json
  register: config_raw