# Conditional execution implemented

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/conditional-execution-implemented/11362>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [March 21, 2012, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/conditional-execution-implemented/11362 "2012-03-21T00:29:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michael\_DeHaan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/conditional-execution-implemented/11362/1 "2012-03-21T00:29:14Z")

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Check out the new “only\_if” support for tasks.

[https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/master/examples/playbooks/playbook4.yml](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/master/examples/playbooks/playbook4.yml)

Explanation:

[http://ansible.github.com/playbooks.html#conditional-execution](http://ansible.github.com/playbooks.html#conditional-execution)

Not to brag on the source or anything, but I added this in about 30 minutes. Crazy simple to work on. Needs refactoring to make it simpler, but I’m liking it.

–Michael