# Ansible find module , can path parameter include regex ? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [May 25, 2018, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-find-module-can-path-parameter-include-regex/27628 "2018-05-25T12:36:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Saranya\_N](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@Saranya\_N](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Saranya_N)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-find-module-can-path-parameter-include-regex/27628/1 "2018-05-25T12:36:55Z")
Hi all , I'm trying to find files dit.xml under particular directories. Rather than mentioning the directories as a list like below Path : [/opt/local/version\_v1.3.1 , /opt/local/version\_v1.3.0] I tried /opt/local/version\_v1.3.\* and it didn't work. Actually I have dit.xml files under /opt/local/version\_v1.5.0 which I don't want to modify. That's y looking for regex for paths. Is it possible? Kindly suggest ---
**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:** [May 25, 2018, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-find-module-can-path-parameter-include-regex/27628/2 "2018-05-25T18:13:14Z")
Since it's not in the documentation it's not supported. What you could do is first a find that finds the directories and exclude the once you don't want. The result of that find is used in the second find to find the correct files. ---
**Author:** ![Saranya\_N](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@Saranya\_N](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Saranya_N)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2018, 9:25am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-find-module-can-path-parameter-include-regex/27628/3 "2018-05-27T09:25:57Z")
Thank you Kai , I’ll try that out.