The only really reliable way to do this I found is to first register the actual files, filter them and then delete them
On Wed, 19 Dec 2018 at 11:13, <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you for your quick response. May I know how to delete all files > under a specific directory. > > I tried by giving star it is working fine by deleting all files under > directory but while copying files it is copying by * name. > > > > > On Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at 3:26:51 PM UTC+5:30, Dick Visser wrote: >> >> This is expected as the ‘dest’ Parameter that you want to be absent is >> the webapps directory >> >> I.E. it gets deleted >> >> On Wed, 19 Dec 2018 at 08:14, <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Hi Team, >>> >>> I am trying to delete files under a specific directory but not >>> directory. Please find the below yaml files. >>> >>> >>> Playbook.yml >>> --- >>> - hosts: all >>> tasks: >>> - name: Ansible remove file >>> file: >>> path: "{{ item.dest }}" >>> state: absent >>> with_items: >>> - "{{ SAMPLE }}" >>> - "{{ SAMPLE_TMP }}" >>> >>> >>> vars/main.yml >>> >>> --- >>> >>> SAMPLE: >>> - { src: '/tmp/abc.war', dest: '/tmp/test/' } >>> - { src: '/tmp/def.war', dest: 'tmp/test/' } >>> - { src: '/tmp/xyz.war', dest: '/tmp/test/' } >>> >>> >>> SAMPLE_TMP: >>> - { src: /tmp/test/abc.war, dest: /app/tomcatprofile/abc/webapps/ } >>> - { src: '/tmp/test/def.war', dest: '/app/tomcatprofile/def/webapps/' } >>> - { src: '/tmp/test/xyz.war', dest: '/app/tomcatprofile/test/webapps/' } >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> In the first loop SAMPLE all files under test folder are getting cleared >>> but in the second loop...webapps folder itself is getting >>> deleted....Could someone please help. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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/ab2177f6-c047-4519-85e6-875acb67c8fc%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/ab2177f6-c047-4519-85e6-875acb67c8fc%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- >> Sent from a mobile device - please excuse the brevity, spelling and >> punctuation. >> > -- > 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/83b659ce-4a97-48e7-b604-1b827e2d7f03%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/83b659ce-4a97-48e7-b604-1b827e2d7f03%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Sent from a mobile device - please excuse the brevity, spelling and punctuation. -- 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/CAL8fbwOtWGO3KwTvF7DMk37b83r%2BC8%3DsV_EezT%2Bg%3DYyZr8JtOQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
