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tempfile

Create temporary files and directories.

This module creates temporary files or directories with optional prefix, suffix, and permission settings. The created path is returned in the output and can be registered for use in subsequent tasks.

Attributes

check_mode:
  support: full

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Type	Values	Description
mode		string		Permissions of the temporary file or directory.
path		string		The parent directory where the temporary object will be created.
prefix		string		Prefix for the temporary name.
state	true	string	file directory	The type of temporary object to create.
suffix		string		Suffix for the temporary name (only valid for files).

Example

- name: Create a temporary directory
  tempfile:
    state: directory
    prefix: myapp_
  register: temp_dir

- name: Create a temporary file
  tempfile:
    state: file
    suffix: .txt
  register: temp_file

- name: Create temp file with custom mode
  tempfile:
    state: file
    path: /var/tmp
    mode: "0600"
  register: secure_temp