# How to add a string in end of line Ansible

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**Created:** [January 29, 2024, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-add-a-string-in-end-of-line-ansible/3525 "2024-01-29T23:36:22Z")\
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Is this what you are looking for? “Append to existing line” section ==\> [Bootstrap](https://www.freekb.net/Article?id=29)

```auto
Append to an existing line

Let's say foo.txt contains "Hello World". Here is how you would append "example" after Hello World.

- lineinfile:
    path: /tmp/foo.txt
    backrefs: true
    regexp: '^(old line)$'
    line: '\1 example'

```

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