DOCUMENTATION: name: win_dirname author: ansible core team version_added: "2.0" short_description: Get a Windows path's directory description: - Returns the directory component of a Windows path, what is left in the string that is not 'win_basename'. options: _input: description: A Windows path. type: str required: true seealso: - plugin_type: filter plugin: ansible.builtin.win_basename EXAMPLES: | # To get the last name of a file Windows path, like 'C:\users\asdf' out of 'C:\Users\asdf\foo.txt' {{ mypath | win_dirname }} RETURN: _value: description: The directory from the Windows path provided. type: str