Ansible file module

 

state : absent, directory, file, hard, link, touch

 

1. Change File Attributes
   

   ansible all -m file -a 'path=/root/bb owner=laconic group=laconic mode=7777'

    

2. Create Hard & Symbolic Link & Remove
   

   ansible all -m file -a 'path=/root/laconic force=yes state=link | hard | absent'

    

3. Create Directories
   

   ansible all -m file -a 'path=/a/b/c state=directory'

    

4. Create File
   

   ansible all -m file -a 'path=/root/bb/cc state=touch mode=7777'  # /root/bb must exists

    

5. Recurse
   

   ansible all -m file -a 'path=/tmp owner=root group=root mode=7777 recurse=yes'