Ansible playbook with_file demo

execution output

[vdo023@localhost loop_with_file]$ ansible-playbook -i "localhost," -c local  ./with_files-playbook.yml

PLAY [localhost] **********************************************************************************************************************************

TASK [Gathering Facts] ****************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost]

TASK [create a file number 1 for this example] ****************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost]

TASK [create a file number 2 for this example] ****************************************************************************************************
changed: [localhost]

TASK [loop through files and print out the content] ***********************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost] => (item=# BEGIN ANSIBLE MANAGED BLOCK
first file 2018 - viresh doshi
# END ANSIBLE MANAGED BLOCK) => {
    "changed": false,
    "item": "# BEGIN ANSIBLE MANAGED BLOCK\nfirst file 2018 - viresh doshi\n# END ANSIBLE MANAGED BLOCK",
    "msg": "# BEGIN ANSIBLE MANAGED BLOCK\nfirst file 2018 - viresh doshi\n# END ANSIBLE MANAGED BLOCK"
}
ok: [localhost] => (item=# BEGIN ANSIBLE MANAGED BLOCK
second file 2018 - viresh doshi
# END ANSIBLE MANAGED BLOCK) => {
    "changed": false,
    "item": "# BEGIN ANSIBLE MANAGED BLOCK\nsecond file 2018 - viresh doshi\n# END ANSIBLE MANAGED BLOCK",
    "msg": "# BEGIN ANSIBLE MANAGED BLOCK\nsecond file 2018 - viresh doshi\n# END ANSIBLE MANAGED BLOCK"
}

PLAY RECAP ****************************************************************************************************************************************
localhost                  : ok=4    changed=1    unreachable=0    failed=0

with_files-playbook.yml

---
- hosts: localhost
  tasks:
    - name: create a file number 1 for this example
      blockinfile:
        path: "{{playbook_dir}}/first.txt"
        block: "first file 2018 - viresh doshi"
        create: True

    - name: create a file number 2 for this example
      blockinfile:
        path: "{{playbook_dir}}/second.txt"
        block: "second file 2018 - viresh doshi"
        create: True

    # emit a debug message containing the content of each file.
    - name: loop through files and print out the content
      debug:
        msg: "{{ item }}"
      with_file:
        - first.txt
        - second.txt