# Need assistance to check if config is present in certain order in router **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [May 18, 2021, 2:59am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-assistance-to-check-if-config-is-present-in-certain-order-in-router/35185 "2021-05-18T02:59:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Vikram\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/90db22/32.png) [@Vikram\_S](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Vikram_S)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 2:59am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-assistance-to-check-if-config-is-present-in-certain-order-in-router/35185/1 "2021-05-18T02:59:44Z")
The output of ‘sh run | i boot’ shows 2 boot statements set in router. But i need to write a script which will check if ‘…9.16.12.04.SPA.bin’ is present specifically in 1st line followed by ‘…9.16.06.04.SPA.bin’ specifically in 2nd line. I know to write a script to check if both these lines are persent or not. But my challenge is that i need to check if ‘…9.16.12.04.SPA.bin’ is present specifically in 1st line and so on. How do i do that? ROUTER#sh run | i bootboot system flash bootflash:isr4300-universalk9.16.12.04.SPA.bin boot system flash bootflash:isr4300-universalk9.16.06.04.SPA.bin Thanks, Vikram ---
**Author:** ![Dick\_Visser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@Dick\_Visser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dick_Visser)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 3:38am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-assistance-to-check-if-config-is-present-in-certain-order-in-router/35185/2 "2021-05-18T03:38:28Z")
No need for scripts, use the regex\_search filter: [https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user\_guide/playbooks\_filters.html#id40](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/playbooks_filters.html#id40) ---
**Author:** ![Vikram\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/90db22/32.png) [@Vikram\_S](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Vikram_S)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-assistance-to-check-if-config-is-present-in-certain-order-in-router/35185/3 "2021-05-18T13:36:09Z")
Hi Dick, Not sure if i misunderstood your suggestion but iam already aware of regex\_search but does it help with specificaly ensuring that ‘…9.16.12.04.SPA.bin’ is present specifically in 1st line followed by ‘…9.16.06.04.SPA.bin’ specifically in 2nd line like in below output? ROUTER#sh run | i boot boot system flash bootflash:isr4300-universalk9.16.12.04.SPA.bin boot system flash bootflash:isr4300-universalk9.16.06.04.SPA.bin Reason for this question is even when i give ‘no boot’ first and then add boot statement in correct order, the lines interchage in rare cases when i check boot statement. Which means the router will boot up with old image rather than new image after reload since that comes in 1st line. Thanks, Vikram ---
**Author:** ![Dick\_Visser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@Dick\_Visser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dick_Visser)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-assistance-to-check-if-config-is-present-in-certain-order-in-router/35185/4 "2021-05-18T16:31:38Z")
Yes this is possible but having the regex multiline aware ---
**Author:** ![Vikram\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/90db22/32.png) [@Vikram\_S](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Vikram_S)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 4:38am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-assistance-to-check-if-config-is-present-in-certain-order-in-router/35185/5 "2021-05-20T04:38:33Z")
Hi Dick, I went through example in ansible documentation but was not descriptive enough and searched extensively on internet but didn’t find any examples for multiline for ansible. ROUTER#sh run | i boot boot system flash bootflash:isr4300-universalk9.16.12.04.SPA.bin boot system flash bootflash:isr4300-universalk9.16.06.04.SPA.bin Below is a script i wrote using regex\_search multiline for checking if ‘…9.16.12.04.SPA.bin’ is present specifically in 1st line followed by ‘…9.16.06.04.SPA.bin’ specifically in 2nd line. But doesn’t work. How should i modify it? - name: GATHER SHOW VERSION ios\_command: commands: “sh run | i boot” register: show\_boot - debug: msg: - “{{ show\_version.stdout[0] | regex\_search('isr4300-universalk9.16.12.04.SPA.bin ', ‘isr4300-universalk9.16.06.04.SPA.bin’, multiline=True) }}” Thanks, Vikram