tempfile - Creates temporary files and directories.
New in version 2.3.
Synopsis
- The
tempfilemodule creates temporary files and directories.mktempcommand takes different parameters on various systems, this module helps to avoid troubles related to that. Files/directories created by module are accessible only by creator. In case you need to make them world-accessible you need to use file module. - For Windows targets, use the win_tempfile module instead.
Options
| parameter | required | default | choices | comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| path |
no |
Location where temporary file or directory should be created. If path is not specified default system temporary directory will be used.
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| prefix |
no | ansible. |
Prefix of file/directory name created by module.
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| state |
no | file |
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Whether to create file or directory.
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| suffix |
no |
Suffix of file/directory name created by module.
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Examples
- name: create temporary build directory
tempfile:
state: directory
suffix: build
- name: create temporary file
tempfile:
state: file
suffix: temp
Return Values
Common return values are documented here Return Values, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| name | description | returned | type | sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| path |
Path to created file or directory
|
success | string | /tmp/ansible.bMlvdk |
Notes
Note
- For Windows targets, use the win_tempfile module instead.
Status
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.4/tempfile_module.html