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Ansible Copy Multiple Files: fileglob Lookup & with_fileglob Examples — Video Tutorial

Discover how to use Ansible fileglob lookup plugin and copy module to efficiently transfer multiple files to remote hosts. Explore practical examples and steps.

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  • How to Copy Multiple Files to Remote Hosts with Ansible?
  • Ansible Copy Multiple Files
  • Usage
  • Parameters
  • Return Values
  • code
  • execution
  • idempotency
  • before execution
  • after execution
How to Copy Multiple Files to Remote Hosts with Ansible? Ansible Copy Multiple Files - `ansible.builtin.fileglob` - list files matching a pattern Today we're talking about the Ansible lookup plugin fileglob. Plugins are a way to expand the Ansible functionality. With lookup plugins specifically, you can load variables or templates with information from external sources. The full name is `ansible.builtin.fileglob`, it's part of `ansible-core` and is included in all Ansible installations. The purpose of the lookup plugin is to list files matching a pattern. Usage Parameters - \_terms string - path(s) of files to read Return Values - \_list list - list of files The parameters of the plugin fileglob. The only required parameter is the default "\_terms", with the path(s) of files to read. You could easily use it in any Ansible loop with the Ansible statement: `with_fileglob`. ## Playbook Copy Multiple Files with Ansible Playbook. code - copy-multiple.yml ```yaml --- - name: copy module Playbook hosts: all become: false tasks: - name: copy multiple file(s) ansible.builtin.copy: src: "{{ item }}" dest: "/home/devops/" owner: devops mode: '0644' with_fileglob: - "examples/*.txt" ``` - examples/report.txt ```txt example ``` - examples/report2.txt ```txt example2 ``` execution ```bash $ ansible-playbook -i virtualmachines/demo/inventory copy\ files\ to\ remote\ hosts/copy-multiple.yml PLAY [copy module Playbook] *************************************************************************** TASK [Gathering Facts] **************************************************************************** ok: [demo.example.com] TASK [copy multiple file(s)] ********************************************************************** changed: [demo.example.com] => (item=/Users/lberton/prj/github/ansible-pilot/copy files to remote hosts/examples/report2.txt) changed: [demo.example.com] => (item=/Users/lberton/prj/github/ansible-pilot/copy files to remote hosts/examples/report.txt) PLAY RECAP **************************************************************************************** demo.example.com : ok=2 changed=1 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0 ansible-pilot $ ``` idempotency ```bash $ ansible-playbook -i virtualmachines/demo/inventory copy\ files\ to\ remote\ hosts/copy-multiple.yml PLAY [copy module Playbook] *************************************************************************** TASK [Gathering Facts] **************************************************************************** ok: [demo.example.com] TASK [copy multiple file(s)] ********************************************************************** ok: [demo.example.com] => (item=/Users/lberton/prj/github/ansible-pilot/copy files to remote hosts/examples/report2.txt) ok: [demo.example.com] => (item=/Users/lberton/prj/github/ansible-pilot/copy files to remote hosts/examples/report.txt) PLAY RECAP ******

About this tutorial

  • Author: Luca Berton
  • Difficulty: Beginner
  • Read time: 3 min
  • Category: installation

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