Doc change - make clearer usage for existing remote file

Having read the doc for this module several times and completely missing that it can be used for existing remote archives, I propose this update to the wording to make clear from the top the two ways in which this module can be used.
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mrsheepuk 2015-02-17 13:48:59 +00:00
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@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
---
module: unarchive
version_added: 1.4
short_description: Copies an archive to a remote location and unpack it
short_description: Unpacks an archive after (optionally) copying it from the local machine.
extends_documentation_fragment: files
description:
- The M(unarchive) module copies an archive file from the local machine to a remote and unpacks it.
- The M(unarchive) module unpacks an archive. By default, it will copy the source file from the local system to the target before unpacking - set copy=no to unpack an archive which already exists on the target..
options:
src:
description:
- Local path to archive file to copy to the remote server; can be absolute or relative.
- If copy=yes (default), local path to archive file to copy to the target server; can be absolute or relative. If copy=no, path on the target server to existing archive file to unpack.
required: true
default: null
dest:
@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ options:
default: null
copy:
description:
- "if true, the file is copied from the 'master' to the target machine, otherwise, the plugin will look for src archive at the target machine."
- "If true, the file is copied from local 'master' to the target machine, otherwise, the plugin will look for src archive at the target machine."
required: false
choices: [ "yes", "no" ]
default: "yes"