stat

Collection: builtin

Full Name: parallax.builtin.stat

Aliases: ansible.builtin.stat, stat

Synopsis

Retrieve metadata about a file, directory or device

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
path	string	yes		The full path of the file/directory to get facts about
follow	bool		`false`	Whether to follow symbolic links
get_checksum	bool		`true`	Whether to calculate checksum for files
checksum_algorithm	string		`sha1`	Algorithm to use for checksum
get_mime	bool		`true`	Use file magic and return data about the nature of the file
get_attributes	bool		`true`	Get file attributes using lsattr tool

- name: Check whether the certificate is already in place
  stat:
    path: /etc/ssl/certs/app.pem
    get_checksum: true
  register: cert