win_shell

Execute a Windows shell command

Collection: ansible.windows

Full Name: parallax.windows.win_shell

Aliases: ansible.windows.win_shell, win_shell

Synopsis

Execute a Windows shell command

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
cmd	string	yes		Command line to execute; accepts free-form syntax
chdir	string			Working directory for the command
creates	string			Skip when this path or wildcard pattern exists
removes	string			Skip when this path or wildcard pattern does not exist
stdin	string			Text to write to the command standard input
output_encoding_override	string			Override the UTF-8 output encoding with a named character encoding
executable	string			Shell executable; defaults to Windows PowerShell
no_profile	bool		`false`	Disable PowerShell profile loading

yaml

- name: Read the operating-system caption
  ansible.windows.win_shell:
    cmd: (Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem).Caption