Does the file module handle wildcards?

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Hi all,

Trying to write a task that ensures no files matching a wildcard are present in a given directory (and if so, delete them.)

I’ve tried the following, both of which do not work:

`

  • name: Ensure that any default ‘Wired connection’ entry is deleted
    file: path=/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/Wired* state=absent
    `

`

  • name: Ensure that any default ‘Wired connection’ entry is deleted
    file: path=/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/{{ item }} state=absent
    with_fileglob: Wired*
    `

The first does nothing (always reports ‘ok’), but the second appears to fail altogether, without an error:

`
TASK: [laptop_netcfg | Ensure there is an NM connection entry for DHCP LAN] ***
ok: [dhcp-client]

TASK: [laptop_netcfg | Ensure that any default ‘Wired connection’ entry is deleted] ***

PLAY [next_play] *****************************************************************
skipping: no hosts matched
`

Notice no task status code under the task… I take it “with_fileglob” is deprecated or something? (picked it up off an old M.DeHaan post off this mailing list…)

Anyways, how would I go about doing something like this?

Thanks,
Will

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Could you use the find module to get the list of matching files? It is only available in v2.0, I have previously used the command module to execute a find on a remote system to get a list of files, then used the file module to check the state.

3

Thanks for the tip, but not running 2.0 yet… No way to do this on 1.9?

4

if no find module just use:
shell: find ...

5

Sorry if I wasn’t clear. I am running 1.9.2 and I use command module to execute a find on a remote system to get a list of files, then used the file module to check the state.

Is that clearer?