Documentation

PLEASE NOTE: This document applies to v2.16 version and not to the latest stable release v2.19

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Modules

Modules are operations executed by tasks. They require parameters for its execution.

E.g.:

- name: save user info
  copy:
    content: |
      uid: {{ rash.user.uid }}
      gid: {{ rash.user.gid }}
    dest: "{% if rash.user.uid != 0 %}/tmp{% endif %}/user_info"
    mode: "{{ env.FILE_MODE | default('400') }}"

Modules index

Package Management

Module	Description
pacman	Manage packages with the pacman package manager (Arch Linux)

File Operations

Module	Description
copy	Copy files to path
file	Manage files and file properties
find	Return a list of files based on specific criteria
get_url	Downloads files from HTTP, HTTPS, or FTP
lineinfile	Ensure a particular line is in a file
template	Render MiniJinja templates

Command Execution

Module	Description
command	Execute commands

System Management

Module	Description
systemd	Control systemd services

Flow Control

Module	Description
assert	Assert given expressions are true
block	Group tasks together for execution
include	Include tasks from another file
set_vars	Set new variables
setup	Load variables from .env, YAML, and JSON files

Network

Module	Description
uri	Interacts with HTTP and HTTPS web services

Debugging

Module	Description
debug	Print statements during execution

Omitting parameters

By default all parameters defined in yaml are passed to the module. However, you can omit them programmatically.

E.g.:

"{{ env.MY_PASSWORD_MODE | default(omit) }}"

Furthermore, if you are chaining additional filters after the default(omit), you should instead do something like this: "{{ foo | default(None) | some_filter or omit }}". In this example, the default None value will cause the later filters to fail, which will trigger the or omit portion of the logic. Using omit in this manner is very specific to the later filters you are chaining though, so be prepared for some trial and error if you do this.