Where to find Ansible related variables?

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Hi all,

I would like to know where can I find all the related Ansible variables such as ansible_python_interpreter and ANSIBLE_* ?

Please excuse me for my ignorance and low google skills but I could not seem to locate a page that can tell me all the variables that Ansible understands and how to use them.

Thank,
Steven.

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Hi Steven,

You can query for these variables by executing the "setup" module, like this:

ansible -m setup hostname

This should spit out all of the available variables.

We're working on a FAQ page that will have a lot of this stuff in place soon!

Thanks,

-Tim

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Hi Timothy,

That solves the issue for finding ansible_* variables. Would you point me to where I can find ANSIBLE_* variables?

Thank you,
Steven.

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environment variables are mostly out of favor (but not deprecated)
since they can all be set in the config file now. You can see them
all in constants.py.

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In some cases, like ansible_*_interpreter, you cannot find a list
because it is set to match arbitrary inputs, in this case you can
create ansible_bash_interpreter or
ansible_myowncustomlanguage_interpreter.

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ansible_python_interpreter is of course still covered in the docs.
Perhaps not loudly enough :slight_smile: