iterate with_file contents ?

[Nicolas G]

I have some files under my role path dir :

ls roles/my-role/files/
file1 file2 file3

I can display the content of the file by running :

- name: display contents

  debug:
    msg: "{{ item }}"
  with_file:
    - "roles/my-role/files/file1"

if in the last line I try something like :

  with_file:    

    - "roles/my-role/files/*"

I get an error :

fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {"msg": "could not locate file in lookup: roles/my-role/files/*"}

Is there a way I can iterate inside the files directory and get the content ? 

PS: I need the files content and note a list of the file names.

[Kai Stian Olstad]

On 06.12.2018 08:12, Nicolas G wrote:
> I have some files under my role path dir :
>
> ls roles/my-role/files/
> file1 file2 file3
>
> I can display the content of the file by running :
> - name: display contents
>
> debug:
> msg: "{{ item }}"
> with_file:
> - "roles/my-role/files/file1"
>
>
> if in the last line I try something like :
> with_file:
> - "roles/my-role/files/*"
>

You need to use the fileglob, so something like this

- debug: msg="{{ lookup('file', item) }}"
with_fileglob: roles/my-role/files/*

--
Kai Stian Olstad

[Nicolas G.]

worked like a charm , thank you so much Kai Stian !

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