win_tempfile – Creates temporary files and directories

New in version 2.3.

Synopsis

• Creates temporary files and directories.
• For non-Windows targets, please use the tempfile module instead.

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
path path	Default: "%TEMP%"	Location where temporary file or directory should be created. If path is not specified default system temporary directory (%TEMP%) will be used.
prefix -	Default: "ansible."	Prefix of file/directory name created by module.
state -	Choices: directory file ←	Whether to create file or directory.
suffix -	Default: ""	Suffix of file/directory name created by module.

Notes

Note

• For non-Windows targets, please use the tempfile module instead.

Examples

- name: Create temporary build directory
  win_tempfile:
    state: directory
    suffix: build

- name: Create temporary file
  win_tempfile:
    state: file
    suffix: temp

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key	Returned	Description
path string	success	The absolute path to the created file or directory. Sample: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\ansible.bMlvdk

Status

• This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
• This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors

• Dag Wieers (@dagwieers)

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