# ansible shell module passing backslashes with double quotes

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-shell-module-passing-backslashes-with-double-quotes/25235>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** aws\
**Created:** [August 11, 2017, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-shell-module-passing-backslashes-with-double-quotes/25235 "2017-08-11T16:03:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Abey\_Thomas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Abey\_Thomas](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Abey_Thomas)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-shell-module-passing-backslashes-with-double-quotes/25235/1 "2017-08-11T16:03:50Z")

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Hi,

I am trying to execute the command  
`'aws --debug waf-regional associate-web-acl --web-acl-id {{ ACLid }} --resource-arn {{ LBARN }}'`  
via module shell or command but I am getting errors. aws command uses the boto and boto is getting requests with backslashes "WebACLId" instead of “WebACLId” and "ResourceArn" instead of “ResourceArn”

Why is ansible command/shell module adding a backslash followed by double quotes?  
`\"`

How can I remove the backslash?

I am using ansible version 2.4.0 from devel with boto 2.46.1

Regards,

Abey