Ansible - Copy multiple files on remote host

Question

I would like to copy few files on remote host , I used copy module as following but it copy all files under 'app' variable (dir) to 'backup_conf' variable (dir). please advice here.

- name: backup configuration files
  copy:
   src: '{{ app }}'
   dest: '{{ backup_conf }}'
   remote_src: true
  with_items:
   - /bin/setenv.sh
   - /conf/server.xml

You are not referencing the items. According your example there should be something like src: "{{ item }}" and dest: "{{ backup_conf }}/{{ item }}". — U880D
– U880D, Commented May 30, 2021 at 16:43

Marco Baldelli · Accepted Answer · 2021-05-30 17:42:45Z

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Thank you, I fixed my issue:

- name: backup configuration files
  copy:
   src: "{{ item }}"
   dest: "{{ backup_conf }}"
   remote_src: true
  with_items:
   - /bin/setenv.sh
   - /conf/server.xml

edited May 30, 2021 at 17:42

Marco Baldelli

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answered May 30, 2021 at 16:57

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George Shuklin Over a year ago

Use loop. Simple with_items is deprecated.

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