filetree – recursively match all files in a directory tree

New in version 2.4.

Synopsis

  • This lookup enables you to template a complete tree of files on a target system while retaining permissions and ownership.
  • Supports directories, files and symlinks, including SELinux and other file properties
  • If you provide more than one path, it will implement a with_first_found logic, and will not process entries it already processed in previous paths. This enables merging different trees in order of importance, or add role_vars to specific paths to influence different instances of the same role.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Configuration Comments
_terms
- / required
path(s) of files to read

Examples

- name: Create directories
  file:
    path: /web/{{ item.path }}
    state: directory
    mode: '{{ item.mode }}'
  with_filetree: web/
  when: item.state == 'directory'

- name: Template files
  template:
    src: '{{ item.src }}'
    dest: /web/{{ item.path }}
    mode: '{{ item.mode }}'
  with_filetree: web/
  when: item.state == 'file'

- name: Recreate symlinks
  file:
    src: '{{ item.src }}'
    dest: /web/{{ item.path }}
    state: link
    force: yes
    mode: '{{ item.mode }}'
  with_filetree: web/
  when: item.state == 'link'

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this lookup:

Key Returned Description
_raw
-
list of dictionaries with file information
  ctime
-
TODO
  gid
-
TODO
  group
-
TODO
  mode
-
TODO
  mtime
-
TODO
  owner
-
TODO
  path
-
contains the relative path to root
  root
-
allows filtering by original location
  selevel
-
TODO
  serole
-
TODO
  setype
-
TODO
  seuser
-
TODO
  size
-
TODO
  src
-
TODO
  state
-
TODO
  uid
-
TODO


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