--- - name: Setup include_tasks: setup.yml - name: Create a temporary directory for backup files tempfile: state: directory register: __sshd_test_backup changed_when: False when: - sshd_test_backup_skip is not defined - name: Backup files shell: > if test -f {{ item }}; then mkdir -p {{ __sshd_test_backup.path }}/$(dirname {{ item }}); cp {{ item }} {{ __sshd_test_backup.path }}/$(dirname {{ item }}) fi changed_when: False loop: "{{ __sshd_test_backup_files | d([]) }}" when: - __sshd_test_backup is defined - __sshd_test_backup.path is defined