# Ansible copy file on remote machines on different location.

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-copy-file-on-remote-machines-on-different-location/23873>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [March 3, 2017, 9:33am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-copy-file-on-remote-machines-on-different-location/23873 "2017-03-03T09:33:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![niraj\_pandey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8baadc/32.png) [@niraj\_pandey](https://forum.ansible.com/u/niraj_pandey)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 9:33am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-copy-file-on-remote-machines-on-different-location/23873/1 "2017-03-03T09:33:03Z")

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> down vote[favorite](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/42433905/ansible-copy-file#)  
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> How can I copy a file from machine A to machine B and machine C on different location. ie:  
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> On machine A I have file abc and I want to copy it on the /tmp area of machine B and /opt area of machine C.  
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> I tried this so far:  
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> **My inventory file:**  
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> [webserver]  
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> machine-B dst=/tmp  
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> machine-C dst=/opt  
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> **Playbook:**  
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> - hosts: webserver  
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> tasks:  
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> - name: Transfer file from ServerA to ServerB  
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> synchronize:  
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> src: /home/niraj/ansible\_testing  
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> dest: “{{ hostvars[item][‘dst’] }}”  
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> with\_items: “{{ groups[‘webserver’] }}”  
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> #dest: /home/niraj  
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> #mode: pull  
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> delegate\_to: machine-A  
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**Author:** ![niraj\_pandey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8baadc/32.png) [@niraj\_pandey](https://forum.ansible.com/u/niraj_pandey)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 9:54am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-copy-file-on-remote-machines-on-different-location/23873/2 "2017-03-03T09:54:45Z")

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I tried this but it copying the file on both the location on both the machines.

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**Author:** ![niraj\_pandey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8baadc/32.png) [@niraj\_pandey](https://forum.ansible.com/u/niraj_pandey)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2017, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-copy-file-on-remote-machines-on-different-location/23873/3 "2017-03-10T07:04:53Z")

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Can someone please help me on this.

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**Author:** ![Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2017, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-copy-file-on-remote-machines-on-different-location/23873/4 "2017-03-10T15:24:57Z")

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This should do it.

- hosts: webserver  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;tasks:  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- name: Transfer file from ServerA to ServerB  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;synchronize:  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;src: /home/niraj/ansible\_testing  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;dest: "{{ dst }}"  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;delegate\_to: machine-A

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**Author:** ![niraj\_pandey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8baadc/32.png) [@niraj\_pandey](https://forum.ansible.com/u/niraj_pandey)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 8:31am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-copy-file-on-remote-machines-on-different-location/23873/5 "2017-03-22T08:31:46Z")

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Many thanks !!