From 0e551e6d46c2049a366d45a6c101009a4b2d56fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brian Coca Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2016 11:00:31 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] clarified ansible_shell_type description --- docsite/rst/intro_inventory.rst | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docsite/rst/intro_inventory.rst b/docsite/rst/intro_inventory.rst index 3f504376c2..6d9b5977fc 100644 --- a/docsite/rst/intro_inventory.rst +++ b/docsite/rst/intro_inventory.rst @@ -248,7 +248,9 @@ Privilege escalation (see :doc:`Ansible Privilege Escalation` for furthe Remote host environment parameters:: ansible_shell_type - The shell type of the target system. Commands are formatted using 'sh'-style syntax by default. Setting this to 'csh' or 'fish' will cause commands executed on target systems to follow those shell's syntax instead. + The shell type of the target system. You should not use this setting unless you have set the 'executable' to a non sh compatible shell. + By default commands are formatted using 'sh'-style syntax. + Setting this to 'csh' or 'fish' will cause commands executed on target systems to follow those shell's syntax instead. ansible_python_interpreter The target host python path. This is useful for systems with more than one Python or not located at "/usr/bin/python" such as \*BSD, or where /usr/bin/python