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@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ notes:
- An alternative to using inline shell scripts with this module is to use
the M(ansible.builtin.script) module possibly together with the M(ansible.builtin.template) module.
- For rebooting systems, use the M(ansible.builtin.reboot) or M(ansible.windows.win_reboot) module.
+ - If the command returns non UTF-8 data, it must be encoded to avoid issues. One option is to pipe
+ the output through C(base64).
seealso:
- module: ansible.builtin.command
- module: ansible.builtin.raw