How to replace a line using lineinfile module in Ansible

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Hi Guys,

I have one file in a remote system. I want to replace one line in this file. How can I do that in Ansible Playbook?

Sep 2, 2020 in Ansible by MD
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Hi@MD,

You can use lineinfile module in Ansible. This module has the capability to support regex expression. So you can create a regular expression and do your task as shown below.

- name: Replace a localhost entry with our own
  lineinfile:
    path: /etc/hosts
    regexp: '^127\.0\.0\.1'
    line: 127.0.0.1 localhost
answered Sep 2, 2020 by akhtar
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