register: (Ansible)

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You can create variables from the output of an Ansible task with the task keyword.

If a task fails or is skipped, Ansible still registers a variable with a failure or skipped status, unless the task is skipped based on tags. See Tags for information on adding and using tags.


https://www.middlewareinventory.com/blog/ansible-search-string-file-check-if-string-exists/

 - name: Search string with lineinfile
   hosts: yourhost

   tasks:
     - name: "Searching for a String"
       become: yes
       become_user: root
       register: ispresentvar
       shell: "grep -i 'YOUR_TEXT' /path/to/your/file.txt"

     - name: "sample task in case the String present in the file"
       debug: msg="INFO YOUR_TEXT is present in /path/to/your/file.txt"
       when: ispresentvar is changed


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