ansible/library/fetch

# this is a virtual module that is entirely implemented server side

DOCUMENTATION = '''
---
module: fetch
short_description: Fetches a file from remote nodes
description:
     - This module works like M(copy), but in reverse. It is used for fetching
       files from remote machines and storing them locally in a file tree,
       organized by hostname.
version_added: "0.2"
options:
  src:
    description:
      - The file on the remote system to fetch. This must be a file, not a
        directory. Recursive fetching may be supported in a later release.
    required: true
    default: null
    aliases: []
  dest:
    description:
      - A directory to save the file into. For example, if the I(dest)
        directory is C(/backup) a src file named C(/etc/profile) on host
        C(host.example.com), would be saved into
        C(/backup/host.example.com/etc/profile)
    required: true
    default: null
examples:
   - code: fetch src=/var/log/messages dest=/home/logtree
     description: "Example from Ansible Playbooks"
notes:
   - "See also: M(copy)"
requirements: []
author: Michael DeHaan
'''