New in version 2.3.
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
---|---|---|
dest
path
/ required
|
The destination directory to extract files to.
|
|
executable
path
added in 2.4 |
Default: 7z
|
The path to the
7z executable to use for extracting files from the ISO. |
files
list
/ required
|
A list of files to extract from the image.
Extracting directories does not work.
|
|
force
boolean
added in 2.4 |
|
If
yes , which will replace the remote file when contents are different than the source.If
no , the file will only be extracted and copied if the destination does not already exist.aliases: thirsty |
image
path
/ required
|
The ISO image to extract files from.
aliases: path, src |
Note
force=no
, only checks the presence of the file.mount
and umount
commands only, requiring root access. This is no longer needed with the introduction of 7zip for extraction.- name: Extract kernel and ramdisk from a LiveCD
iso_extract:
image: /tmp/rear-test.iso
dest: /tmp/virt-rear/
files:
- isolinux/kernel
- isolinux/initrd.cgz
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