# \\r\\n in Ansible output **URL:** \ **Category:** Get Help\ **Created:** [March 27, 2024, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/r-n-in-ansible-output/4594 "2024-03-27T14:20:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![msmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/msmith/32/1934_2.png) [@msmith](https://forum.ansible.com/u/msmith)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/r-n-in-ansible-output/4594/1 "2024-03-27T14:20:03Z")
Hi, I am trying to get info from some old Cisco switches by using a telnet connection as they do not support SSH. I am running a couple of IOS commands and then writing the output to one text file per device. I am using stdout\_callback = yaml which formats the output nicely on screen, but the text files have \r\n for every newline. Can anyone advise how I can get the text file output to have line breaks instead of the \r\n - ie it should look like the debug output below? ```auto cat ansible.cfg [defaults] inventory = ./inventory.yml host_key_checking = False stdout_callback = yaml callback_whitelist = profile_tasks callbacks_enabled=ansible.posix.profile_tasks ``` ```auto cat cisco-backup.yml - name: run show commands hosts: all gather_facts: false tasks: - name: Telnet to device and run commands telnet: user: "{{ ansible_user }}" password: "{{ ansible_pass }}" login_prompt: 'Username: ' prompts: - '[>#]' command: - terminal length 0 - sho clo - show int statu - sho int tru register: out - name: Debug Output ansible.builtin.debug: msg: "{{ out }}" - name: Copy output to file ansible.builtin.copy: content: "{{out}}" dest: "{{inventory_hostname}}.txt" delegate_to: localhost ``` ```auto ansible-playbook cisco-backup.yml PLAY [run show commands] ****************************************************************************************************************************************************** TASK [Telnet to device and run commands] ************************************************************************************************************************************** Wednesday 27 March 2024 14:05:44 +0000 (0:00:00.008) 0:00:00.008 ******* changed: [lab-3560-22] TASK [Debug Output] *********************************************************************************************************************************************************** Wednesday 27 March 2024 14:05:49 +0000 (0:00:04.831) 0:00:04.839 ******* ok: [lab-3560-22] => msg: changed: true failed: false output: - |- terminal length 0 lab-3560-22# - |- sho clo *02:28:38.037 UTC Mon Mar 1 1993 lab-3560-22# - |- show int statu Port Name Status Vlan Duplex Speed Type Fa0/1 connected 1 a-full a-100 10/100BaseTX Fa0/2 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX Fa0/3 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX Fa0/4 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX Fa0/5 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX ``` ```auto cat lab-3560-22.txt {"changed": true, "failed": false, "output": ["terminal length 0\r\nlab-3560-22#", "sho clo\r\n*02:28:38.037 UTC Mon Mar 1 1993\r\nlab-3560-22#", "show int statu\r\n\r\nPort Name Status Vlan Duplex Speed Type\r\nFa0/1 connected 1 a-full a-100 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/2 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/3 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/4 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/5 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/6 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/7 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/8 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/9 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/10 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/11 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/12 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/13 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/14 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/15 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/16 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/17 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/18 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/19 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/20 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/21 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/22 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/23 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/24 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/25 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/26 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/27 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/28 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/29 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/30 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/31 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/32 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/33 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/34 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/35 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/36 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/37 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/38 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/39 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/40 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/41 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/42 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/43 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/44 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/45 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/46 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/47 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nFa0/48 notconnect 1 auto auto 10/100BaseTX\r\nGi0/1 notconnect 1 auto auto Not Present\r\nGi0/2 notconnect 1 auto auto Not Present\r\nGi0/3 notconnect 1 auto auto Not Present\r\nGi0/4 notconnect 1 auto auto Not Present\r\nPo45 notconnect unassigned auto auto \r\nlab-3560-22#", "sho int tru\r\n\r\nlab-3560-22#"]} ``` ---
**Author:** ![akira6592](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/akira6592/32/222_2.png) [@akira6592](https://forum.ansible.com/u/akira6592)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/r-n-in-ansible-output/4594/2 "2024-03-27T14:31:20Z")
@msmith Hello. How about following: ```auto - name: Copy output to file ansible.builtin.copy: content: "{{ out.output[0] }}" dest: "{{ inventory_hostname }}.txt" ``` If you wish only LF not CRLF. ```auto - name: Copy output to file ansible.builtin.copy: content: "{{ out.output[0] | regex_replace('\\r','') }}" dest: "{{ inventory_hostname }}.txt" ``` ---
**Author:** ![msmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/msmith/32/1934_2.png) [@msmith](https://forum.ansible.com/u/msmith)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/r-n-in-ansible-output/4594/3 "2024-03-27T14:42:49Z")
Hi Akira Thank-you very much for your help 😃 This only saves the first line of text, but I want to save multiple (hundreds) lines of text - ```auto cat lab-3560-22.txt terminal length 0 ``` Do I need to loop through multiple lines somehow? Thanks, Mike ---
**Author:** ![akira6592](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/akira6592/32/222_2.png) [@akira6592](https://forum.ansible.com/u/akira6592)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/r-n-in-ansible-output/4594/4 "2024-03-27T14:53:25Z")
@msmith Sorry, `out.output[0]` means only first command… How about below one? ```yaml - name: Copy output to file ansible.builtin.copy: content: "{{ out.output | map('regex_replace', '\\r','') | join('\n') }}" dest: "{{ inventory_hostname }}.txt" delegate_to: localhost ``` ---
**Author:** ![msmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/msmith/32/1934_2.png) [@msmith](https://forum.ansible.com/u/msmith)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/r-n-in-ansible-output/4594/5 "2024-03-27T15:01:10Z")
That’s perfect! Thanks Akira 😃 ---
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