View the encrypted file without decrypting - Ansible Vault

Question

I have an encrypted file and I have to decrypt it to view it. Is there a way where I can view the content without decrypting it?

Answer 1

Hey @Laksha, you can view the file without actually decrypting it. Use ansible-vault view command in the following manner:

ansible-vault view filename.txt

This just prints the content after taking and confirming the vault password.