# Viewing mixed encrypted/unencrypted inventory files

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/viewing-mixed-encrypted-unencrypted-inventory-files/25771>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [October 19, 2017, 12:15am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/viewing-mixed-encrypted-unencrypted-inventory-files/25771 "2017-10-19T00:15:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Guy\_Knights](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Guy\_Knights](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Guy_Knights)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 12:15am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/viewing-mixed-encrypted-unencrypted-inventory-files/25771/1 "2017-10-19T00:15:07Z")

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Hi,

Will it eventually be possible to view the contents of inventory vars files that have mixed encrypted/unencrypted content? At the moment it doesn’t seem to be possible outside of copying the encrypted content to a new file and then using ‘ansible-vault view ’.

Thanks,  
Guy