ansible.windows.win_tempfile module – Creates temporary files and directories
Note
This module is part of the ansible.windows collection (version 2.5.0).
You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible
package.
It is not included in ansible-core
.
To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list
.
To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install ansible.windows
.
To use it in a playbook, specify: ansible.windows.win_tempfile
.
Synopsis
Creates temporary files and directories.
For non-Windows targets, please use the ansible.builtin.tempfile module instead.
Parameters
Parameter |
Comments |
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Location where temporary file or directory should be created. If path is not specified default system temporary directory (%TEMP%) will be used. Default: |
|
Prefix of file/directory name created by module. Default: |
|
Whether to create file or directory. Choices:
|
|
Suffix of file/directory name created by module. |
See Also
See also
- ansible.builtin.tempfile
Creates temporary files and directories.
Examples
- name: Create temporary build directory
ansible.windows.win_tempfile:
state: directory
suffix: build
- name: Create temporary file
ansible.windows.win_tempfile:
state: file
suffix: temp
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key |
Description |
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The absolute path to the created file or directory. Returned: success Sample: |