DOCUMENTATION: name: same_file author: Ansible Core version_added: "2.5" short_description: compares two paths to see if they resolve to the same filesystem object description: Check if the provided paths map to the same location on the controller's filesystem (localhost). aliases: [is_file] options: _input: description: A path. type: path required: true _path2: description: Another path. type: path required: true EXAMPLES: | amionelevelfromroot: "{{ '/etc/hosts' is same_file('../etc/hosts') }}" RETURN: _value: description: Returns C(True) if the paths correspond to the same location on the filesystem on the controller, C(False) if otherwise. type: boolean