DOCUMENTATION: name: directory author: Ansible Core version_added: "2.5" short_description: does the path resolve to an existing directory description: - Check if the provided path maps to an existing directory on the controller's filesystem (localhost). options: _input: description: A path. type: path EXAMPLES: | vars: my_etc_hosts_not_a_dir: "{{ '/etc/hosts' is directory}}" list_of_files: "{{ list_of_paths | reject('directory') }}" RETURN: _value: description: Returns C(True) if the path corresponds to an existing directory on the filesystem on the controller, c(False) if otherwise. type: boolean