win_file_version – Get DLL or EXE file build version

Synopsis

• Get DLL or EXE file build version.

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
path path / required		File to get version. Always provide absolute path.

Notes

Note

• This module will always return no change.

See Also

See also

win_file – Creates, touches or removes files or directories

The official documentation on the win_file module.

Examples

- name: Get acm instance version
  win_file_version:
    path: C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
  register: exe_file_version

- debug:
    msg: '{{ exe_file_version }}'

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key	Returned	Description
file_build_part string	no error	build number of the file.
file_major_part string	no error	the major part of the version number.
file_minor_part string	no error	the minor part of the version number of the file.
file_private_part string	no error	file private part number.
file_version string	no error	File version number..
path string	always	file path
product_version string	no error	The version of the product this file is distributed with.

Status

• This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
• This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors

• Sam Liu (@SamLiu79)

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