ANSIBLE.STAT(3)

NAME
stat - retrieve file or file system status

DESCRIPTION

Retrieves facts for a file similar to the linux/unix 'stat' command.

OPTIONS

follow
    Whether to follow symlinks

path
    The full path of the file/object to get the facts of(required)."
    # Obtain the stats of /etc/foo.conf, and check that the file still belongs
    # to 'root'. Fail otherwise.
    - stat: path=/etc/foo.conf
      register: st
    - fail: msg="Whoops! file ownership has changed"
      when: st.stat.pw_name != 'root'
    # Determine if a path exists and is a directory.  Note we need to test
    # both that p.stat.isdir actually exists, and also that it's set to true.
    - stat: path=/path/to/something
      register: p
    - debug: msg="Path exists and is a directory"
      when: p.stat.isdir is defined and p.stat.isdir == true

AUTHOR
Bruce Pennypacker

SEE ALSO
ansible(1), http://ansible.github.com/modules.html#stat