1.8 KiB
1.8 KiB
get_url
0.6
Downloads files from HTTP, HTTPS, or FTP to the remote server. The remote server must have direct access to the remote resource.
| parameter | required | default | choices | comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| url | yes | HTTP, HTTPS, or FTP URL | ||
| dest | yes | absolute path of where to download the file to.If dest is a directory, the basename of the file on the remote server will be used. If a directory, thirsty=yes must also be set. | ||
| thirsty | no | no |
|
if yes, will download the file every time and replace the file if the contents change. if no, the file will only be downloaded if the destination does not exist. Generally should be yes only for small local files. prior to 0.6, acts if yes by default. (added in Ansible 0.7) |
| others | no | all arguments accepted by the file module also work here |
Example from Ansible Playbooks
get_url url=http://example.com/path/file.conf dest=/etc/foo.conf mode=0440
Notes
This module doesn't yet support configuration for proxies or passwords.