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+---
+## Register output of whoami
+- name: Who am I
+  ansible.builtin.command: whoami
+  register: _my_whoiam_var
+
+## Displays variable as to stdout
+- name: Debug
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    var: _my_whoiam_var.stdout
+
+## Check if can write on tmp
+- name: Check write operation
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    content: "Hello world"
+    dest: /tmp/{{ _my_whoiam_var.stdout}}.hello-world.txt
+
+## Cleans up
+- name: Clean up
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: /tmp/{{ _my_whoiam_var.stdout}}.hello-world.txt
+    state: absent
+    
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