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+# -*- mode: python -*-
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: pause
+short_description: Pause playbook execution
+description:
+  - Pauses playbook execution for a set amount of time, or until a prompt is acknowledged. All parameters are optional. The default behavior is to pause with a prompt.
+  - "You can use C(ctrl+c) if you wish to advance a pause earlier than it is set to expire or if you need to abort a playbook run entirely. To continue early: press C(ctrl+c) and then C(c). To abort a playbook: press C(ctrl+c) and then C(a)."
+  - "The pause module integrates into async/parallelized playbooks without any special considerations (see also: Rolling Updates). When using pauses with the C(serial) playbook parameter (as in rolling updates) you are only prompted once for the current group of hosts."
+version_added: 0.8
+options:
+  minutes:
+    description:
+      - Number of minutes to pause for.
+    required: false
+    default: null
+  seconds:
+    description:
+      - Number of minutes to pause for.
+    required: false
+    default: null
+  prompt:
+    description:
+      - Optional text to use for the prompt message.
+    required: false
+    default: null
+author: Tim Bielawa
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = [
+"""
+- description: Pause for 5 minutes to build app cache.
+  action: pause minutes=5
+""",
+
+"""
+- description: Pause until you can verify updates to an application were successful.
+  action: pause
+""",
+
+"""
+- description: A helpful reminder of what to look out for post-update.
+  action: pause prompt=Make sure org.foo.FooOverload exception is not present
+"""
+]