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24 lines
885 B
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DOCUMENTATION:
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name: exists
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author: Ansible Core
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version_added: "2.5"
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short_description: does the path exist, follow symlinks
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description:
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- Check if the provided path maps to an existing filesystem object on the controller (localhost).
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- Follows symlinks and checks the target of the symlink instead of the link itself, use the P(ansible.builtin.link#test)
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or P(ansible.builtin.link_exists#test) tests to check on the link.
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options:
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_input:
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description: a path
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type: path
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EXAMPLES: |
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vars:
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my_etc_hosts_exists: "{{ '/etc/hosts' is exists }}"
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list_of_local_files_to_copy_to_remote: "{{ list_of_all_possible_files | select('exists') }}"
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RETURN:
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_value:
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description: Returns V(True) if the path corresponds to an existing filesystem object on the controller (after following symlinks), V(False) if otherwise.
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type: boolean
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