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# ansible.builtin.file
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This lookup returns the contents from a file on the Ansible controller’s file system.
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## Parameters
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| Parameter | Type | Description |
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| ---------- | ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| **Input** | string / required | path(s) of files to read |
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| **lstrip** | boolean | whether or not to remove whitespace from the beginning of the looked-up file |
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| **rstrip** | boolean | whether or not to remove whitespace from the ending of the looked-up file |
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## Examples
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```yml
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- ansible.builtin.debug:
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msg: "the value of foo.txt is {{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', '/etc/foo.txt') }}"
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- name: display multiple file contents
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ansible.builtin.debug: var=item
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with_file:
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- "/path/to/foo.txt"
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- "bar.txt" # will be looked in files/ dir relative to play or in role
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- "/path/to/biz.txt"
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``` |