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Clarify first_available_file is only for copy/template

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Michael DeHaan 2012-10-20 11:16:05 -04:00
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@ -406,11 +406,9 @@ Selecting Files And Templates Based On Variables
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Sometimes a configuration file you want to copy, or a template you will use may depend on a variable. Sometimes a configuration file you want to copy, or a template you will use may depend on a variable.
The following construct selects the first available file appropriate for the variables of a given host, The following construct selects the first available file appropriate for the variables of a given host, which is often much cleaner than putting a lot of if conditionals in a template.
which is often much cleaner than putting a lot of if conditionals in a template.
The following example shows how to template out a configuration file that was very different between, say, The following example shows how to template out a configuration file that was very different between, say, CentOS and Debian::
CentOS and Debian::
- name: template a file - name: template a file
action: template src=$item dest=/etc/myapp/foo.conf action: template src=$item dest=/etc/myapp/foo.conf
@ -418,6 +416,7 @@ CentOS and Debian::
- /srv/templates/myapp/${ansible_distribution}.conf - /srv/templates/myapp/${ansible_distribution}.conf
- /srv/templates/myapp/default.conf - /srv/templates/myapp/default.conf
first_available_file is only available to the copy and template modules.
Asynchronous Actions and Polling Asynchronous Actions and Polling
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