# Check Multiple Directory Exists in File Module with state as directory

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/check-multiple-directory-exists-in-file-module-with-state-as-directory/18833>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [July 23, 2015, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/check-multiple-directory-exists-in-file-module-with-state-as-directory/18833 "2015-07-23T16:50:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![dinesh\_kumar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aca169/32.png) [@dinesh\_kumar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dinesh_kumar)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2015, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/check-multiple-directory-exists-in-file-module-with-state-as-directory/18833/1 "2015-07-23T16:50:10Z")

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Hi i am trying to verify/create multiple folder exists in remote. What i’ve now is

- file: path=“{{download\_location}}” state=directory
- file: path=“{{applications\_location}}” state=directory

Is there any way to check muliple folder exists?

or is this preferred mkdir -p dir1 dir2 … ?

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**Author:** ![Brian\_Coca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@Brian\_Coca](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Coca)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2015, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/check-multiple-directory-exists-in-file-module-with-state-as-directory/18833/2 "2015-07-23T17:06:51Z")

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- file: path="{{item}}" state=directory  
&nbsp;&nbsp;with\_items: