{"id":2163,"date":"2024-10-03T19:13:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T17:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/robermb.com\/blog\/?p=2163"},"modified":"2024-10-04T10:18:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T08:18:48","slug":"how-to-search-and-save-examples-with-the-ansible-navigator-doc-module-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robermb.com\/blog\/geeks\/how-to-search-and-save-examples-with-the-ansible-navigator-doc-module-command\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Search and Save Examples with the “ansible-navigator doc [module]” Command"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When working with Ansible<\/strong>, and more specifically with Ansible Automation Platform<\/strong> (AAP), accessing the documentation<\/strong> for specific<\/strong> modules<\/strong> directly from the terminal can significantly speed up the process of creating efficient playbooks. In this post, I\u2019ll walk you through how to search for examples in the documentation<\/strong> using the\u00a0ansible-navigator doc<\/code>\u00a0command<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this example, we’ll explore the community.general.haproxy<\/code> module<\/strong>. The goal is to find the examples in the documentation and save them to a text file for later use in a playbook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: Accessing the Module Documentation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

First, execute<\/strong> the following command<\/strong> to open the Ansible Navigator interface for the haproxy<\/code> module:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ansible-navigator doc haproxy<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
This will bring up the interactive documentation browser where you can navigate through all the details of the module.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 2: Filtering for Examples<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Once you’re in the documentation, you\u2019ll want to filter<\/strong> out<\/strong> everything except the examples<\/strong>. To do this, simply type:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
:{{ examples }}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
This command will narrow down the view to show only the example sections for the haproxy<\/code> module<\/strong>, making it easier to focus on practical use cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 3: Saving the Examples to a File<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Now that you have the examples on-screen, you might want to save them for future use<\/strong> in your playbooks. To save the examples to a text file, execute the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
:open<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Then, to write the content to a file, specify the desired file path<\/strong> with the :w<\/code> command. For instance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
:w \/tmp\/doc_examples_haproxy.yml<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
This will save<\/strong> all the examples from the documentation to a file <\/strong>at \/tmp\/doc_examples_haproxy.yml<\/strong><\/code>, which you can later reference or include in your Ansible playbooks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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