Console output escape characters (sometimes)

[xruth]

Hi!

Creating daily backups from switches and pushing it to a Git repo:

  vars:
        ansible_connection: ansible.netcommon.network_cli
        ansible_network_os: arubanetworks.aos_switch.arubaoss

- hosts: aruba
  serial: 3
  gather_facts: no
  collections:
    - arubanetworks.aos_switch
  tasks:
    - ansible.builtin.include_tasks: backup_aruba_cfg.yml

- name: Get backup from device
  arubaoss_config:
    backup: yes
    backup_options:
      filename: '{{ inventory_hostname }}.cfg'
      dir_path: /network/aruba/

I notice that sometimes escape characters are shown in the output causing a change in Git. A couple of backups later they disappear only to show up again after some time.

Diff from Git:

- vlan 1821
+ �[24;1Hvlan 1821

- �[24;1Hvlan 1821
+ vlan 1821

Not sure if this has to do with your collection though but I thought I will let you know.

Best!
Michael

[tchiapuziowong]

I've been having difficulty reproducing this issue - can you provide the firmware and model of the switch you're using?

As a workaround you can use Ansible's replace module to replace the characters (if any found) in the file before committing: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/replace_module.html