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Added two additional template variables * template_fullpath - absolute path to the template * template_run_date - date that the template was rendered Documented these additional variables in the module documentation
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# this is a virtual module that is entirely implemented server side
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DOCUMENTATION = '''
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---
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module: template
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short_description: Templates a file out to a remote server.
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description:
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- Templates are processed by the Jinja2 templating language
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(U(http://jinja.pocoo.org/docs/)) - documentation on the template
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formatting can be found in the Template Designer Documentation
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(U(http://jinja.pocoo.org/docs/templates/)).
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- "Six additional variables can be used in templates: C(ansible_managed)
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(configurable via the C(defaults) section of C(ansible.cfg)) contains a string
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which can be used to describe the template name, host, modification time of the
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template file and the owner uid, C(template_host) contains the node name of
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the template's machine, C(template_uid) the owner, C(template_path) the
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relative path of the template, C(template_fullpath) is the absolute path of the
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template, and C(template_run_date) is the date that the template was rendered."
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options:
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src:
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description:
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- Path of a Jinja2 formatted template on the local server. This can be a relative or absolute path.
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required: true
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default: null
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aliases: []
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dest:
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description:
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- Location to render the template to on the remote machine.
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required: true
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default: null
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backup:
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description:
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- Create a backup file including the timestamp information so you can get
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the original file back if you somehow clobbered it incorrectly.
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required: false
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choices: [ "yes", "no" ]
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default: "no"
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others:
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description:
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- all arguments accepted by the M(file) module also work here
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required: false
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examples:
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- code: "template: src=/mytemplates/foo.j2 dest=/etc/file.conf owner=bin group=wheel mode=0644"
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description: "Example from Ansible Playbooks"
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notes:
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- Since Ansible version 0.9, templates are loaded with C(trim_blocks=True).
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requirements: null
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author: Michael DeHaan
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'''
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