Playbook output is not saved properly in file, please guide

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I am practising writing ansible playbook using Network automation docker container in GNS3. After running below playbook, only the output of first command is saved (show version) and i don’t see the 2nd command’s output in file. This happens for any command i run.

Am i doing something wrong or should i export the .txt file to a windows PC to view the complete output?

(formatting below is not in proper order while pasting here but playbook has the correct format)

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This will only print the first element of 'stdout', remove the [0] to
get the full thing.

print_output.stdout[0]

vs

print_output.stdout

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Yes, removing [0] worked!!
I am learning ansible using a udemy tutorial and i am practising sample playbook in tutorial in GNS3. I am not sure why it worked for the author to save output of multiple commands with [0] present. It’s a 3 yr old course, probably something changed in ansible recently.

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i get wrong format below is my script:

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you might want to use stdout_lines but it would be better to use the https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.iosxr/blob/main/docs/cisco.iosxr.iosxr_config_module.rst#ciscoiosxriosxr_config module with the backup parameter, as this should do the job for you.

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Hi,

Use the below syntax and that will fix the issue.

  • name: SAVE BACKUP TO A FILE NAMED WITH DEVICE HOSTNAME
    copy: content=“{{ print_backup.stdout | join (‘\n’) }}" dest=”./iosupgrade/{{ inventory_hostname }}.txt"

Regards,
Vikram