ansible.builtin.realpath filter – Turn path into real path
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
realpath
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
Resolves/follows symlinks to return the ‘real path’ from a given path.
Filters always run on the controller so this path is resolved using the controller’s filesystem.
Input
This describes the input of the filter, the value before | ansible.builtin.realpath
.
Parameter |
Comments |
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A path. |
Examples
# realpath => /usr/bin/somebinary
realpath: {{ '/path/to/synlink' | realpath }}
Return Value
Key |
Description |
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The canonical path. Returned: success |