modules/find: param contains: Describe matching behavior (#80744)

12 months ago · a473bb798d
parent 6ac0ea3567
commit a473bb798d
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--- a/lib/ansible/modules/find.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/find.py
@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ options:
    contains:
        description:
            - A regular expression or pattern which should be matched against the file content.
+            - If I(read_whole_file) is C(true) it matches against the beginning of the line (uses
+              C(re.match())). If I(read_whole_file) is C(false), it searches anywhere for that pattern
+              (uses C(re.search())).
            - Works only when I(file_type) is C(file).
        type: str
    read_whole_file: