#!/usr/bin/python # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- # Copyright (c) 2017 Ansible Project # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt) from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function __metaclass__ = type ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.1', 'status': ['preview'], 'supported_by': 'core'} DOCUMENTATION = ''' --- module: gather_facts version_added: 2.6 short_description: Gathers facts about remote hosts description: - This module takes care of executing the configured facts modules, the default is to use the M(setup) module. - This module is automatically called by playbooks to gather useful variables about remote hosts that can be used in playbooks. - It can also be executed directly by C(/usr/bin/ansible) to check what variables are available to a host. - Ansible provides many I(facts) about the system, automatically. notes: - This module is mostly a wrapper around other fact gathering modules. - Options passed to this module must be supported by all the underlying fact modules configured. author: - "Ansible Core Team" ''' RETURN = """ # depends on the fact module called """ EXAMPLES = """ # Display facts from all hosts and store them indexed by I(hostname) at C(/tmp/facts). # ansible all -m gather_facts --tree /tmp/facts """