ansible.builtin.fileglob filter – explode a path glob to matching files

Note

This filter plugin is part of ansible-core and included in all Ansible installations. In most cases, you can use the short plugin name fileglob even without specifying the collections: keyword. However, we recommend you use the FQCN for easy linking to the plugin documentation and to avoid conflicting with other collections that may have the same filter plugin name.

Synopsis

  • Return a list of files that matches the supplied path glob pattern.

  • Filters run on the controller, so the files are matched from the controller’s file system.

Input

This describes the input of the filter, the value before | ansible.builtin.fileglob.

Parameter

Comments

Input

string / required

Path glob pattern.

Examples

# found = ['/etc/hosts', '/etc/hasts']
found: "{{ '/etc/h?sts' | fileglob }}"

Return Value

Key

Description

Return value

list / elements=string

List of files matched.

Returned: success

Hint

Configuration entries for each entry type have a low to high priority order. For example, a variable that is lower in the list will override a variable that is higher up.