--- - name: install required packages become: yes apt: update_cache: yes pkg: - git - make - name: create src dir file: path: ~/src - name: checkout dotfiles git: repo: "{{ dotfiles.repo }}" dest: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/src/dotfiles" clone: yes update: yes - name: install make: target: install chdir: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/src/dotfiles"