is_same_file¶

Collection Note

This module is part of the ansible.builtin collection. To install the collection, use:

ansible-galaxy collection install ansible.builtin

Added in version 2.5.

Synopsis¶

Check if the provided paths map to the same location on the controller's filesystem (localhost).

Parameter	Defaults / Choices	Comments
_input path required		A path.
_path2 path required		Another path.

amionelevelfromroot: "{{ '/etc/hosts' is same_file('../etc/hosts') }}"

Key	Data Type	Description	Returned
_value	boolean	Returns V(True) if the paths correspond to the same location on the filesystem on the controller, V(False) if otherwise.