.. _ansible.netcommon.net_get_module:


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ansible.netcommon.net_get
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**Copy a file from a network device to Ansible Controller**


Version added: 1.0.0

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Synopsis
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- This module provides functionality to copy file from network device to ansible controller.



Requirements
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The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

- scp if using protocol=scp with paramiko


Parameters
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                        <div>Specifies the destination file. The path to the destination file can either be the full path on the Ansible control host or a relative path from the playbook or role root directory.</div>
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                        <div>Protocol used to transfer file.</div>
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                        <div>Specifies the source file. The path to the source file can either be the full path on the network device or a relative path as per path supported by destination network device.</div>
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Notes
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.. note::
   - Some devices need specific configurations to be enabled before scp can work These configuration should be pre-configured before using this module e.g ios - ``ip scp server enable``.
   - User privilege to do scp on network device should be pre-configured e.g. ios - need user privilege 15 by default for allowing scp.
   - Default destination of source file.
   - This module is supported on ``ansible_network_os`` network platforms. See the :ref:`Network Platform Options <platform_options>` for details.



Examples
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.. code-block:: yaml

    - name: copy file from the network device to Ansible controller
      ansible.netcommon.net_get:
        src: running_cfg_ios1.txt

    - name: copy file from ios to common location at /tmp
      ansible.netcommon.net_get:
        src: running_cfg_sw1.txt
        dest: /tmp/ios1.txt




Status
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Authors
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- Deepak Agrawal (@dagrawal)