[Ansible Delete Folders And Files Wildcard] Delete folders and files wildcard method with Ansible #script #yml #ansible #delete #wildcard

ansible-delete-wildcard.yml

- hosts: all
  tasks:
  - name: Ansible delete file wildcard
    find:
      paths: /etc/wild_card/example
      patterns: "^he.*.txt"
      use_regex: true
    register: wildcard_files_to_delete

  - name: Ansible remove file wildcard
    file:
      path: "{{ item.path }}"
      state: absent
    with_items: "{{ wildcard_files_to_delete.files }}"

Use the below Ansible task to delete the wildcard folders:

 - hosts: prodweb
  tasks:
    - name: Analyzing the directories to delete...
      find:
        paths: /opt/
        patterns: "2019-.*"
        use_regex: true
        file_type: directory
      register: folders_to_delete

    - name: Displaying the result...
      debug:
        var: folders_to_delete

    - name: Deleting the directories...
      file:
        path: "{{ item.path }}"
        state: absent
      with_items: "{{ folders_to_delete.files }}"
      become: yes

The above example will find all the directories starting with '2019-' name under the '/opt/' location and delete them.