Using extra_vars in playbook tasks

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Hi,

If I call ansible-playbook using: -e “foo=bar”, I know I can use {{ foo }} in the vars_files of a playbook, but can the variable foo be used in tasks?

I just tried to run:

  • debug: msg=“{{ foo }}”

… in the playbook tasks and it came up blank!?

Thanks
GS

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Here’s another example that doesn’t work:

  • hosts: “{{ target }}”
    vars_files:
  • vars/{{ environment }}.yaml
    tasks:
  • debug: msg=“{{ environment }}”
    when: environment == ‘test’

If I run this playbook with -e “environment=test”, Ansible says “skipping” for the debug task. Any ideas?

GS

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I think using the variable “environment” was a bad move as Ansible uses that for setting environment variables. I changed that to ‘env’ and it worked a lot better.

GS