# Fetch equivalent command in windows?

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/fetch-equivalent-command-in-windows/21147>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [April 13, 2016, 4:42am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/fetch-equivalent-command-in-windows/21147 "2016-04-13T04:42:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Deepa\_Yr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b77776/32.png) [@Deepa\_Yr](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Deepa_Yr)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2016, 4:42am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/fetch-equivalent-command-in-windows/21147/1 "2016-04-13T04:42:40Z")

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Hi

I want to copy a file from windows client to Ansible controller machine (linux). I see fetch command which does that .What is the equivalent one for windows. I could not find it in the documentation

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Chris\_Church1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ac8455/32.png) [@Chris\_Church1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Chris_Church1)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/fetch-equivalent-command-in-windows/21147/2 "2016-04-14T01:11:26Z")

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The fetch module also works on Windows (see  
[https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/devel/test/integration/roles/test\_win\_fetch/tasks/main.yml](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/devel/test/integration/roles/test_win_fetch/tasks/main.yml)  
for some example usage).