DOCUMENTATION: name: link_exists author: Ansible Core version_added: "2.5" short_description: does the path exist, no follow description: - Check if the provided path maps to an existing symlink on the controller's filesystem (localhost). - Does not follow symlinks, so it only verifies that the link itself exists. options: _input: description: A path. type: path EXAMPLES: | ismyhostsalink: "{{ '/etc/hosts' is link_exists}}" list_of_symlinks: "{{ list_of_paths | select('link_exists') }}" RETURN: _value: description: Returns C(True) if the path corresponds to an existing filesystem object on the controller, C(False) if otherwise. type: boolean