# \#conditional

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## [Deploy directory tree, if the tree exists in files-templates - how do I approach host specific files tree conditionally?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/deploy-directory-tree-if-the-tree-exists-in-files-templates-how-do-i-approach-host-specific-files-tree-conditionally/46114)

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**Author:** [@Fred\_Wood](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Fred_Wood)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/deploy-directory-tree-if-the-tree-exists-in-files-templates-how-do-i-approach-host-specific-files-tree-conditionally/46114 "2026-08-02T10:58:23Z")

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Deploy directory tree: if the tree exists in files-templates - how do I approach host specific files tree conditionally? Please advise me on an approach I should follow during my implementation of files tree deployment …

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## [meta: end\_play von einer Kondition abhängig machen und Playbook beenden](https://forum.ansible.com/t/meta-end-play-von-einer-kondition-abhangig-machen-und-playbook-beenden/43901)

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**Author:** [@oliverbrandt](https://forum.ansible.com/u/oliverbrandt)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 6:44am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/meta-end-play-von-einer-kondition-abhangig-machen-und-playbook-beenden/43901 "2025-07-18T06:44:53Z")

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Hallo zusammen, ich code gerade ein Playbook, in dem ich mit einer Kondition das Playbook beenden möchte. name: Patching Servers hosts: all gather\_facts: yes become: true tasks: name: Check, if system is up-to…

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## [Unable to use Parentheses for Jinja2 functions in Conditionals](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-use-parentheses-for-jinja2-functions-in-conditionals/10843)

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**Author:** [@AnthonyAnsible](https://forum.ansible.com/u/AnthonyAnsible)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 5:41am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-use-parentheses-for-jinja2-functions-in-conditionals/10843 "2024-11-12T05:41:07Z")

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Hello, I’m having problems using a Jinja2 function in an Ansible conditional and was hoping someone could please help me find a way around it. As far as I can tell I must use both parentheses and single quotes in the J…

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## [Stat returns false, but the file does exist](https://forum.ansible.com/t/stat-returns-false-but-the-file-does-exist/10763)

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**Author:** [@bande](https://forum.ansible.com/u/bande)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/stat-returns-false-but-the-file-does-exist/10763 "2024-11-11T15:53:19Z")

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Hi! I’m running a simple ansible playbook which performs a task depending if a file exists or not. My playbook looks like this: tasks: - name: Check file stat: path: /opt/local/dir/foo/dir2/dir3/ …

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## [Avoid conditionals](https://forum.ansible.com/t/avoid-conditionals/3180)

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**Author:** [@IPvSean](https://forum.ansible.com/u/IPvSean)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/avoid-conditionals/3180 "2024-01-12T14:53:34Z")

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Write better playbooks! Avoid Ansible Conditionals! There are more efficient ways to write multi-vendor network automation playbooks. I recommend this with\_first\_found trick so that I can separate each network platform i…