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win_unzip - Unzips compressed files and archives on the Windows node
New in version 2.0.
Synopsis
- Unzips compressed files and archives.
 - Supports .zip files natively.
 - Supports other formats supported by the Powershell Community Extensions (PSCX) module (basically everything 7zip supports).
 - For non-Windows targets, use the unarchive module instead.
 
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- PSCX
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| creates | 
        
        If this file or directory exists the specified src will not be extracted.
         | 
     |
| delete_archive  
        bool
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Remove the zip file, after unzipping.
        
       aliases: rm  | 
     
| dest  
        required
         | 
      
        
        Destination of zip file (provide absolute path of directory). If it does not exist, the directory will be created.
         | 
     |
| recurse  
        bool
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Recursively expand zipped files within the src file.
        
       
        Setting to a value of  yes requires the PSCX module to be installed.
        | 
     
| src  
        required
         | 
      
        
        File to be unzipped (provide absolute path).
         | 
     
Notes
Note
- This module is not really idempotent, it will extract the archive every time, and report a change.
 - For extracting any compression types other than .zip, the PowerShellCommunityExtensions (PSCX) Module is required. This module (in conjunction with PSCX) has the ability to recursively unzip files within the src zip file provided and also functionality for many other compression types. If the destination directory does not exist, it will be created before unzipping the file. Specifying rm parameter will force removal of the src file after extraction.
 - For non-Windows targets, use the unarchive module instead.
 
Examples
# This unzips a library that was downloaded with win_get_url, and removes the file after extraction
# $ ansible -i hosts -m win_unzip -a "src=C:\LibraryToUnzip.zip dest=C:\Lib remove=true" all
- name: Unzip a bz2 (BZip) file
  win_unzip:
    src: C:\Users\Phil\Logs.bz2
    dest: C:\Users\Phil\OldLogs
    creates: C:\Users\Phil\OldLogs
- name: Unzip gz log
  win_unzip:
    src: C:\Logs\application-error-logs.gz
    dest: C:\ExtractedLogs\application-error-logs
# Unzip .zip file, recursively decompresses the contained .gz files and removes all unneeded compressed files after completion.
- name: Unzip ApplicationLogs.zip and decompress all GZipped log files
  hosts: all
  gather_facts: no
  tasks:
    - name: Recursively decompress GZ files in ApplicationLogs.zip
      win_unzip:
        src: C:\Downloads\ApplicationLogs.zip
        dest: C:\Application\Logs
        recurse: yes
        delete_archive: yes
- name: Install PSCX
  win_psmodule:
    name: Pscx
    state: present
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| dest  
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        The provided destination path
         Sample:
        
       
        C:\ExtractedLogs\application-error-logs
         | 
     
| removed  
        boolean
         | 
      always | 
        
        Whether the module did remove any files during task run
         Sample:
        
       
        True
         | 
     
| src  
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        The provided source path
         Sample:
        
       
        C:\Logs\application-error-logs.gz
         | 
     
Status
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
Maintenance
This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.
For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.
Author
- Phil Schwartz (@schwartzmx)
 
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 https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.6/modules/win_unzip_module.html