# if file exist condition to execute action **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [September 5, 2012, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/if-file-exist-condition-to-execute-action/11862 "2012-09-05T10:30:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Marco\_Vito\_Moscarito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/97f17d/32.png) [@Marco\_Vito\_Moscarito](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Marco_Vito_Moscarito)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/if-file-exist-condition-to-execute-action/11862/1 "2012-09-05T10:30:05Z")
Hello,   I knoww is possible execute a action only if some file don't not exist using creates param, eg: - name: activate apache2 modules   action: command /usr/sbin/a2enmod $item creates=/etc/apache2/mods-enabled/$item.load   with\_items:     - actions     - fastcgi     - alias is also possibile execcute action only if file exist? Eg: - name: disable apache2 default websites   action: command /usr/sbin/a2dissite $item remove=/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/$item   with\_items:     - default     - default-ssl And the task will be execute only if file /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/$item exist. If is not possibile i think will be a nice feature fo ansible 0.8 😉 Bye        Marco ---
**Author:** ![Marco\_Vito\_Moscarito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/97f17d/32.png) [@Marco\_Vito\_Moscarito](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Marco_Vito_Moscarito)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 11:11am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/if-file-exist-condition-to-execute-action/11862/2 "2012-09-05T11:11:37Z")
Hello,   really reactive community 😃 \* [https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/999](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/999) \* [https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/1000](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/1000) Bye        Marco