How to make Ansible with_fileglob include hidden files?

Question

I'm using the following task in my Ansible script to copy all files from a local data folder to the server:

- name: copy basic files to folder
  copy:
    src: "{{ item }}"
    dest: ~/data/
    mode: 755
    owner: "www-data"
    group: "www-data"
  with_fileglob:
    - ../files/data/*

This works fine, except for that it skips hidden files (such as .htaccess).

Does anybody know how I can make with_fileglob also include hidden files?

score 13 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 05 '17 at 13:15

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Ok, found the answer myself. I found that with_fileglob simply calls the python glob.glob() function. So after some fideling around I found just had to add a fileglob with .* to it:

- name: copy basic files to folder
  copy:
    src: "{{ item }}"
    dest: ~/data/
    mode: 755
    owner: "www-data"
    group: "www-data"
  with_fileglob:
    - ../files/data/*
    - ../files/data/.*

answered Sep 05 '17 at 13:15

kramer65

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I was faster by 18 seconds ;) – techraf Sep 05 '17 at 13:16
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You're right! And you're getting the credits! Thanks and I wish you a beautiful day! – kramer65 Sep 05 '17 at 13:17

score 9 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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Ansible uses Python's glob.

If the directory contains files starting with . they won’t be matched by default.
>>> import glob
>>> glob.glob('*.gif')
['card.gif']
>>> glob.glob('.c*')
['.card.gif']

Add .* explicitly to the list of patterns.

edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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answered Sep 05 '17 at 13:15

techraf

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I just found the answer myself as well. But I'll accept your one. Thanks! – kramer65 Sep 05 '17 at 13:16

How to make Ansible with_fileglob include hidden files?

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