# Copy module regular expression

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/copy-module-regular-expression/12596>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [March 27, 2013, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/copy-module-regular-expression/12596 "2013-03-27T21:51:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kavin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@Kavin](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kavin)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/copy-module-regular-expression/12596/1 "2013-03-27T21:51:33Z")

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Hi,

Is it possible in copy module to select the source by regular expression,

e.g :

copy: src=/mnt/release/$build/_prod_ dest=/var/www/web/

This will just regular expression will pick just 1 file. and move it.

If not (most likely i dont think its possible), is there better way i can do this ?

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**Author:** ![Brian\_Coca1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Brian\_Coca1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Coca1)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/copy-module-regular-expression/12596/2 "2013-03-27T21:56:42Z")

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One way is using 'with\_fileglob:'

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**Author:** ![Kavin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@Kavin](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kavin)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/copy-module-regular-expression/12596/3 "2013-03-27T22:47:45Z")

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Thanks, Can with\_fileglob be used along with with\_items or with\_nested. ?

Regards,–  
Kavin Kankeshwar

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**Author:** ![Michael\_DeHaan2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Michael\_DeHaan2](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan2)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/copy-module-regular-expression/12596/4 "2013-03-27T22:54:08Z")

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No, it can't. What you are looking for is the

local\_action: rsync

idiom.