Copy multiple files with Ansible

Question

How can I copy more than a single file into remote nodes by Ansible in a task?

I\'ve tried to duplicate the copy module line in my task to define files but it only copie

Answer 1

If you need more than one location, you need more than one task. One copy task can copy only from one location (including multiple files) to another one on the node.

- copy: src=/file1 dest=/destination/file1
- copy: src=/file2 dest=/destination/file2

# copy each file over that matches the given pattern
- copy: src={{ item }} dest=/destination/
  with_fileglob:
    - /files/*

Answer 2

Since Ansible 2.5 the with_* constructs are deprecated, and loop syntax should be used. A simple practical example:

- name: Copy CA files
  copy:
    src: '{{item}}'
    dest: '/etc/pki/ca-trust/source/anchors'
    owner: root
    group: root
    mode: 0644
  loop:
    - symantec-private.crt
    - verisignclass3g2.crt

Answer 3

- name: find inq.Linux*
  find:  paths="/appl/scripts/inq" recurse=yes patterns="inq.Linux*"
  register: find_files


- name: set fact
  set_fact:
    all_files:
      - "{{ find_files.files | map(attribute='path') | list }}"
  when: find_files > 0


- name: copy files
  copy:
    src: "{{ item }}"
    dest: /destination/
  with_items: "{{ all_files }}"
  when: find_files > 0

Answer 4

You can use with_together for this purpose:

- name: Copy multiple files to multiple directories
  copy: src={{ item.0 }} dest={{ item.1 }}
  with_together:
    - [ 'file1', 'file2', 'file3' ]
    - [ '/dir1/', '/dir2/', '/dir3/' ]

Answer 5

Or you can use with_items:

- copy:
    src: "{{ item }}"
    dest: /etc/fooapp/
    owner: root
    mode: 600
  with_items:
    - dest_dir

Answer 6

- name: Your copy task
  copy: src={{ item.src }} dest={{ item.dest }}
  with_items:
    - { src: 'containerizers', dest: '/etc/mesos/containerizers' }
    - { src: 'another_file', dest: '/etc/somewhere' }
    - { src: 'dynamic', dest: '{{ var_path }}' }
  # more files here