Ansible Replace a value in a File

[Sai Prasha]

I am trying to Replace a String in an xml file . but using win_lineinfile module only the last occurence of it is replaced

how can i replace a String in all occurences .

One Solution i found is tro run from powershell

(Get-Content C:\Program Files\dd\config.xml).replace('ToReplace','replaced') | Set-Content C:\Program Files\dd\config.xml

But when i try to use the same powershell from playbook 

win_shell: (Get-Content C:\Program Files\dd\config.xml).replace('ToReplace','sss') | Set-Content C:\Program Files\dd\config.xml 

Its executing but chnages are not happening ., Any solutions please

[Dick Visser]

Hi

Search and replacing of strings in XML tends to be very fragile, as
you experience.
Adding win_shell powershell and pipes will only make that worse.

If your desired changes allow, you should use the dedicated XML module:

https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/xml_module.html

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