Ansible - Addition
                
            
            
            
            
            
            
                           
                
            
            
            
                
    
    
    
            
                
                    by
                    Jeremy Canfield  |  
                    Updated: October 05 2023
                    
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            Here is a simple example of how you can perform addition in Ansible.
---
- hosts: localhost
  tasks:
  - name: addition example
    set_fact:
      result: "{{ 5 + 1 }}"
  - debug:
      var: result
...
Which should return the following.
ok: [localhost] => {
    "result": "6"
}
Likewise, you should be able to work with decimal point numbers and variables, perhaps something like this.
---
- hosts: localhost
  vars:
    mynumber: 5.75
  tasks:
  - name: addition example
    set_fact:
      result: "{{ mynumber + 1.125 }}"
  - debug:
      var: result
...
            
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