New in version 2.3.
parameter | required | default | choices | comments |
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path |
no | %TEMP% |
Location where temporary file or directory should be created.
If path is not specified default system temporary directory (%TEMP%) will be used.
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prefix |
no | ansible. |
Prefix of file/directory name created by module.
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state |
no | file |
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Whether to create file or directory.
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suffix |
no |
Suffix of file/directory name created by module.
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- name: Create temporary build directory win_tempfile: state: directory suffix: build - name: Create temporary file win_tempfile: state: file suffix: temp
Common return values are documented here Return Values, the following are the fields unique to this module:
name | description | returned | type | sample |
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path |
Path to created file or directory
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success | string | C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\ansible.bMlvdk |
Note
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
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