Some Examples of File Module

 Some Examples of File Module:

---
- name: Check if the file or Direcory exists
  hosts: localhost
  become: true
  any_errors_fatal: true
  vars:
    directory: "/tmp"

  tasks:
    - name: Check the status
      stat:
        path: "{{directory}}"
      register: result

    - name: Directory Status
      debug:
        msg: "Directory {{directory}} present"
      when: result.stat.isdir is defined and result.stat.isdir

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---
- name: Check if the file exists
  hosts: localhost
  vars:
    file_path: "/tmp/test"
  become: true
  tasks:
    - name:  Check the file status
      stat:
        path: "{{file_path}}"
      register: result
    - name:  File Exists
      debug:
        msg: "File Exists"
      when: result.stat.exists
    - name: File don't Exists
      debug:
        msg: "File don't exists"
      when: not result.stat.exists

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---
- name: File Ownership
  hosts: localhost
  vars:
    file_name: "/tmp/a"
  become: true
  tasks:
    - name: Change ownership of file
      file:
        path: "{{file_name}}"
        owner: vishnu
        group: vishnu
        mode: 0777


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---
- name: Create Symbolic link
  hosts: localhost
  become: true
  vars:
    sym_link: "/tmp/test1"
    source: "/tmp/test"
  tasks:
    - name: Symbolic link creation
      file:
        src: "{{source}}"
        dest: "{{sym_link}}"
        state: link

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---
- name: Hard Link
  hosts: localhost
  become: true
  vars:
    source: "/tmp/a"
    destin: "/tmp/b"
  tasks:
    - name: "Hard Link"
      file:
        src: "{{source}}"
        dest: "{{destin}}"
        state: hard

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