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win_file_version - Get DLL or EXE file build version

New in version 2.1.

Synopsis

Get DLL or EXE file build version change state alway be false

Options

parameter required default choices comments
path
 yes
    File to get version(provide absolute path)

    Examples

    # get C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe version in playbook
---
- 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 Common Return Values, the following are the fields unique to this module:

    name description returned type sample
    win_file_version.file_major_part the major part of the version number. no error string
    win_file_version.file_minor_part the minor part of the version number of the file. no error string
    win_file_version.file_version file version number. no error string
    win_file_version.product_version the version of the product this file is distributed with. no error string
    win_file_version.file_private_part file private part number. no error string
    win_file_version.path file path always string
    win_file_version.file_build_part build number of the file. no error string


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