From 39a8638ec0b2193f97e1ede5f4ab4139b357278c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dag Wieers <dag@wieers.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 15:52:31 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Advanced example using shell with other executable (#21462)

The shell module is quite versatile in its use.
---
 lib/ansible/modules/commands/shell.py | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/commands/shell.py b/lib/ansible/modules/commands/shell.py
index c2f8daa69c..2877207327 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/commands/shell.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/commands/shell.py
@@ -104,6 +104,26 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 
 - name: Run a command using a templated variable (always use quote filter to avoid injection)
   shell: cat {{ myfile|quote }}
+
+# You can use shell to run other executables to perform actions inline
+- name: Run expect to wait for a successful PXE boot via out-of-band CIMC
+  shell: |
+    set timeout 300
+    spawn ssh admin@{{ cimc_host }}
+
+    expect "password:"
+    send "{{ cimc_password }}\n"
+
+    expect "\n{{ cimc_name }}"
+    send "connect host\n"
+
+    expect "pxeboot.n12"
+    send "\n"
+
+    exit 0
+  args:
+    executable: /usr/bin/expect
+  delegate_to: localhost
 '''
 
 RETURN = '''