Could also just use the rc from grep vs stdout, I think.
On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 5:33 PM, Michael DeHaan <[email protected]> wrote: > You could also use the "slurp" module, and register the full file > contents, and use > > when: foo.contents | match(regexp) > > I think Paul's suggestion is clearer and easier though, and transfers less > over the wire. > > > > > On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 4:27 PM, Paul Durivage <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I think what you'd want to do here is use the shell module to check for >> the regex with grep, emphasis on "I think". You could also use the exit >> code, since grep exits with a 0 when it matches lines, 1 if no match is >> found. This is probably easier. >> >> - name: Check if file has Fred >> shell: grep 'fred' /path/to/file >> register: grep >> >> - name: Do this if we find Fred >> debug: msg="We found Fred" >> when: grep.stdout >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 9:11 AM, Peter Leggett <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> how can i execute a ansible task only if a file contains a specfic >>> regexp ? >>> I was hoping to use the when: statement as follows :- >>> >>> - name: do this task only if file contains fred >>> command: some command >>> when: file contains "fred" >>> >>> Can something like this work ? Thanks for any help. >>> >>> Pete >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Ansible Project" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/cd6273a1-3a1b-45c0-b6c9-54dcd4e7fa84%40googlegroups.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/cd6273a1-3a1b-45c0-b6c9-54dcd4e7fa84%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Ansible Project" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CAK6JQEEUOnxL2YDm4oTh1_snQ24ugcqB4j2WJ5kPEPoP8X0Tnw%40mail.gmail.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CAK6JQEEUOnxL2YDm4oTh1_snQ24ugcqB4j2WJ5kPEPoP8X0Tnw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CA%2BnsWgzoQcxUoPr-MXS60Xo4wW820mmnCtJmfB9B2NMhdGnSKA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
