Ansible playbook_dir: Get Current Playbook Path (Magic Variable Guide) — Video Tutorial

How to display the Current ansible-playbook Path? I'm going to show you how to Use the "playbook_dir" Ansible Magic Variable in Ansible Playbook with a live Playbook and some simple Ansible code. I'm Luca Berton and welcome to today's episode of Ansible Pilot. Ansible Magic Variables - playbook_dir The path to the directory of the playbook that was passed to the ansible-playbook command line How to Ansible Magic Variables in Ansible Playbook. The good news is that Ansible provides some internal variables that come out of the box with some information such as running the Ansible version, inventory details, or execution options. Links - [The full list of Ansible Magic Variable](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/special_variables.html) Playbook Use "playbook_dir" Ansible Magic Variable in Ansible Playbook How to display the Current ansible-playbook Path? I'm going to show you how to user the "playbook_dir" Ansible Magic Variable in Ansible Playbook. Let's see in action some of the most common Ansible Magic Variables in an Ansible Playbook. code ```yaml --- - name: playbook directory Playbook hosts: all gather_facts: false tasks: - name: print current playbook directory ansible.builtin.debug: var: playbook_dir ``` execution ```bash ansible-pilot $ ansible-playbook -i virtualmachines/demo/inventory file_management/file_playbookdir.yml PLAY [playbook directory Playbook] ******************************************************************** TASK [print current playbook directory] *********************************************************** ok: [demo.example.com] => { "playbook_dir": "/Users/lberton/prj/github/ansible-pilot/file_management" } PLAY RECAP **************************************************************************************** demo.example.com : ok=1 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0 ansible-pilot $ ``` idempotency ```bash ansible-pilot $ ansible-playbook -i virtualmachines/demo/inventory file_management/file_playbookdir.yml PLAY [playbook directory Playbook] ******************************************************************** TASK [print current playbook directory] *********************************************************** ok: [demo.example.com] => { "playbook_dir": "/Users/lberton/prj/github/ansible-pilot/file_management" } PLAY RECAP **************************************************************************************** demo.example.com : ok=1 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0 ansible-pilot $ ``` before execution ```bash $ pwd /Users/lberton/prj/github/ansible-pilot ``` after execution ```bash $ pwd /Users/lberton/prj/github/ansible-pilot ``` [code with ❤️ in GitHub](https://github.com/lucab85/ansible-pilot/) Conclusion Now you know how to use the "playbook_dir" Ansible Magic Variable in Ansible Playbook. All Ansible Magic Variables for