# file path in "--extra-vars" prepending with "@"

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/file-path-in-extra-vars-prepending-with/30781>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [July 15, 2019, 10:01am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/file-path-in-extra-vars-prepending-with/30781 "2019-07-15T10:01:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![kdt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/85f322/32.png) [@kdt](https://forum.ansible.com/u/kdt)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2019, 10:01am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/file-path-in-extra-vars-prepending-with/30781/1 "2019-07-15T10:01:21Z")

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If file name is passed to some variable through command line “–extra-vars” argument it is to be prepended with “@”. Does the same apply also to file paths (absolute, relative)?