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DOCUMENTATION:
name: link_exists
author: Ansible Core
version_added: "2.5"
short_description: does the path exist, no follow
description:
- Check if the provided path maps to an existing symlink on the controller's filesystem (localhost).
- Does not follow symlinks, so it only verifies that the link itself exists.
options:
_input:
description: A path.
type: path
EXAMPLES: |
ismyhostsalink: "{{ '/etc/hosts' is link_exists}}"
list_of_symlinks: "{{ list_of_paths | select('link_exists') }}"
RETURN:
_value:
description: Returns V(True) if the path corresponds to an existing filesystem object on the controller, V(False) if otherwise.
type: boolean