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    copy

    Copy files to path.

    Attributes

    check_mode:
      support: full
    

    Parameters

    Parameter Required Type Values Description
    content   string   When used instead of src, sets the contents of a file directly to the specified value.
    src   string   Path to a file should be copied to dest.
    dest true string   The absolute path where the file should be copied to.
    mode   string   Permissions of the destination file or directory. The mode may also be the special string preserve. preserve means that the file will be given the same permissions as the source file.

    Examples

    - copy:
        content: "supersecret"
        dest: /tmp/MY_PASSWORD_FILE.txt
        mode: "0400"