Implementing DevOps with Ansible 2

Iterating over files using with_file

Ansible's with_file operator provides us with a handy way to iterate over the contents of a file. This specific iterator operation provides us with a way to iterate over a single file or multiple files in order. To illustrate how this works, let's look at an example:

• hello.txt:

Hello There:

• favorite_toons.txt:

Bugs BunnyDaffy DuckMickey MouseDonald DuckWiley E. Coyote

• iterator_file_contents.yml:

# Example Playbook which Iterates Over the Contents of Two Files (iterator_file_contents.yml)---- name: Say hello to our favorite Looney Toons  hosts: all  tasks:    - name: Say Hello to Our Favorite Looney Toons      debug:        msg: "{{ item }}"        with_file:          - hello.txt          - favorite_toons.txt

From this example, we should ...