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lineinfile
This module will search a file for a line, and ensure that it is present or absent.
This is primarily useful when you only want to change a single line in a file. For other cases, see the copy or template modules.
| parameter | required | default | comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| state | no | present | 'absent' or 'present' |
| name | yes | The file to modify. | |
| regexp | yes | The regular expression to look for in the file. For state=present, the pattern to replace. For state=absent, the pattern of the line to remove. | |
| line | maybe | Required for state=present. The line to insert/replace into the file. Must match the value given to 'regexp'. | |
| insertafter | no | EOF | Used with state=present. If specified, the line will be inserted after the specified regular expression. Two special values are available: BOF for inserting the line at the beginning of the file, and EOF for inserting the line at the end of the file. |
Example:
lineinfile name=/etc/selinux/config regexp=^SELINUX= line=SELINUX=disabled
lineinfile name=/etc/sudoers regexp="^#includedir" line="#includedir /etc/sudoers.d"
lineinfile name=/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf regexp="^ServerName " insertafter="^#ServerName " line="ServerName ansible.example.com"
lineinfile name=/etc/sudoers state=absent regexp="^%wheel"