Also don't forget to add the "ignore_errors: yes" parameter, otherwise your play will just exit in error if the string isn't found.
On Friday, May 2, 2014 at 12:11:19 AM UTC+10, Peter Leggett 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/46302287-9503-4ebd-94a4-a510395946dd%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
