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win_file_version - Get DLL or EXE file build version¶

New in version 2.1.

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Synopsis ¶

Get DLL or EXE file build version
change state alway be false

Options ¶

parameter	required	default	choices	comments
path	yes			File to get version(provide absolute path)

Examples ¶

- name: Get acm instance version
  win_file_version:
    path: C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
  register: exe_file_version

- debug:
    msg: '{{ exe_file_version }}'

Return Values ¶

Common return values are documented here Return Values, the following are the fields unique to this module:

name	description	returned	type	sample
win_file_version.file_build_part	build number of the file.	no error	string
win_file_version.file_major_part	the major part of the version number.	no error	string
win_file_version.file_minor_part	the minor part of the version number of the file.	no error	string
win_file_version.file_private_part	file private part number.	no error	string
win_file_version.file_version	file version number.	no error	string
win_file_version.path	file path	always	string
win_file_version.product_version	the version of the product this file is distributed with.	no error	string

Status ¶

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

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