--- - name: Copy the contents of the "/var/log" folder to the Ansible controller hosts: all roles: - common become: yes gather_facts: no tasks: - name: Generate the list of files to be copied shell: "cd /var/log; find . -maxdepth 1 -type f | cut -d'/' -f2" register: files_to_copy - name: Copy the log files fetch: src: /var/log/{{ item }} dest: ./downloads/{{ inventory_hostname }}/ with_items: "{{ files_to_copy.stdout_lines }}"