diff --git a/action_plugins/look_at_environment.py b/action_plugins/look_at_environment.py
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+++ b/action_plugins/look_at_environment.py
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+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+from ansible.plugins.action import ActionBase
+
+import os
+
+
+class ActionModule(ActionBase):
+
+    def run(self, tmp=None, task_vars=None):
+        result = super(ActionModule, self).run(tmp, task_vars)
+        result['changed'] = result['failed'] = False
+        result['msg'] = ''
+        env_dict = dict(os.environ)
+        result['printenv'] = '\n'.join(
+            '{0}={1}'.format(k, v) for k, v in env_dict.items()
+        )
+        result['environment'] = env_dict
+        result['cwd'] = os.getcwd()
+        return result
diff --git a/print_environment.yml b/print_environment.yml
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+++ b/print_environment.yml
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+---
+- hosts: localhost
+  gather_facts: False
+  connection: local
+  vars:
+    running_env: []
+    write_env_file: False
+  tasks:
+    - look_at_environment:
+      register: result
+
+    - copy:
+        content: "{{ result.printenv }}"
+        dest: inner_env.txt
+      when: write_env_file
+
+    - set_stats:
+        data: "{{ result }}"