Ansible Module find

External

• https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/find_module.html

Internal

• Ansible Concepts
• fileglob Module

Overview

Return a list of files based on specific criteria. Multiple criteria are ANDed together.

Example

- name: Find JetBrains applications
  find:
    paths: "{{ ansible_env.HOME }}/Library/Application Support/JetBrains/Toolbox/apps"
    recurse: yes
    patterns: '.history.json'
    hidden: yes
    file_type: file
    depth: 5
  register: intellij_apps

Module Arguments

paths

Each element listed here must be a directory.

depth

An integer that specifies the maximum number of levels to descend into. Setting recurse to no will override this value, which is effectively depth 1. Default is unlimited depth.