win_file - Creates, touches or removes files or directories.¶

Synopsis¶

• Creates (empty) files, updates file modification stamps of existing files, and can create or remove directories.
• Unlike file, does not modify ownership, permissions or manipulate links.
• For non-Windows targets, use the file module instead.

Options¶

Examples¶

- name: Touch a file (creates if not present, updates modification time if present)
  win_file:
    path: C:\Temp\foo.conf
    state: touch

- name: Remove a file, if present
  win_file:
    path: C:\Temp\foo.conf
    state: absent

- name: Create directory structure
  win_file:
    path: C:\Temp\folder\subfolder
    state: directory

- name: Remove directory structure
  win_file:
    path: C:\Temp
    state: absent

Notes¶