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DOCUMENTATION = r'''
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---
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module: copy
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version_added: "historical"
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short_description: Copies files to remote locations
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version_added: historical
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short_description: Copy files to remote locations
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description:
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- The C(copy) module copies a file from the local or remote machine to a location on the remote machine.
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Use the M(fetch) module to copy files from remote locations to the local box.
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If you need variable interpolation in copied files, use the M(template) module.
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- Use the M(fetch) module to copy files from remote locations to the local box.
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- If you need variable interpolation in copied files, use the M(template) module.
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- For Windows targets, use the M(win_copy) module instead.
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options:
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src:
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description:
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- Local path to a file to copy to the remote server; can be absolute or relative.
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If path is a directory, it is copied recursively. In this case, if path ends
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- Local path to a file to copy to the remote server.
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- This can be absolute or relative.
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- If path is a directory, it is copied recursively. In this case, if path ends
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with "/", only inside contents of that directory are copied to destination.
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Otherwise, if it does not end with "/", the directory itself with all contents
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is copied. This behavior is similar to Rsync.
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is copied. This behavior is similar to the C(rsync) command line tool.
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content:
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description:
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- When used instead of I(src), sets the contents of a file directly to the specified value.
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For anything advanced or with formatting also look at the template module.
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version_added: "1.1"
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- For anything advanced or with formatting also look at the template module.
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version_added: '1.1'
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dest:
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description:
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- 'Remote absolute path where the file should be copied to. If I(src) is a directory, this must be a directory too.
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If I(dest) is a nonexistent path and if either I(dest) ends with "/" or I(src) is a directory, I(dest) is created.
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If I(src) and I(dest) are files, the parent directory of I(dest) isn''t created: the task fails if it doesn''t already exist.'
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- Remote absolute path where the file should be copied to.
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- If I(src) is a directory, this must be a directory too.
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- If I(dest) is a non-existent path and if either I(dest) ends with "/" or I(src) is a directory, I(dest) is created.
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- If I(src) and I(dest) are files, the parent directory of I(dest) is not created and the task fails if it does not already exist.
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required: yes
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backup:
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description:
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- Create a backup file including the timestamp information so you can get
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the original file back if you somehow clobbered it incorrectly.
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- Create a backup file including the timestamp information so you can get the original file back if you somehow clobbered it incorrectly.
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type: bool
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default: 'no'
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version_added: "0.7"
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default: no
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version_added: '0.7'
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force:
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description:
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- the default is C(yes), which will replace the remote file when contents
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are different than the source. If C(no), the file will only be transferred
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if the destination does not exist.
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- Influence whether the remote file must always be replaced.
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- If C(yes), the remote file will be replaced when contents are different than the source.
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- If C(no), the file will only be transferred if the destination does not exist.
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type: bool
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default: 'yes'
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default: yes
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aliases: [ thirsty ]
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version_added: "1.1"
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version_added: '1.1'
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mode:
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description:
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- "Mode the file or directory should be. For those used to I(/usr/bin/chmod) remember that
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modes are actually octal numbers. You must either add a leading zero so that Ansible's
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YAML parser knows it is an octal number (like C(0644) or C(01777)) or quote it
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(like C('644') or C('1777')) so Ansible receives a string and can do its own conversion from
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string into number. Giving Ansible a number without following one of these rules will end
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up with a decimal number which will have unexpected results. As of version 1.8, the mode
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may be specified as a symbolic mode (for example, C(u+rwx) or C(u=rw,g=r,o=r)). As of
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version 2.3, the mode may also be the special string C(preserve). C(preserve) means that
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the file will be given the same permissions as the source file."
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- The permissions of the destination file or directory.
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- For those used to I(/usr/bin/chmod) remember that modes are actually octal numbers.
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You must either add a leading zero so that Ansible's YAML parser knows it is an octal number
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(like C(0644) or C(01777))or quote it (like C('644') or C('1777')) so Ansible receives a string
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and can do its own conversion from string into number. Giving Ansible a number without following
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one of these rules will end up with a decimal number which will have unexpected results.
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- As of Ansible 1.8, the mode may be specified as a symbolic mode (for example, C(u+rwx) or C(u=rw,g=r,o=r)).
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- As of Ansible 2.3, the mode may also be the special string C(preserve).
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- C(preserve) means that the file will be given the same permissions as the source file.
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directory_mode:
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description:
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- When doing a recursive copy set the mode for the directories. If this is not set we will use the system
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defaults. The mode is only set on directories which are newly created, and will not affect those that
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already existed.
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version_added: "1.5"
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- When doing a recursive copy set the mode for the directories.
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- If this is not set we will use the system defaults.
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- The mode is only set on directories which are newly created, and will not affect those that already existed.
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version_added: '1.5'
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remote_src:
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description:
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- Influence whether I(src) needs to be transferred or already is present remotely.
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- If C(no), it will search for I(src) at originating/master machine.
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- If C(yes) it will go to the remote/target machine for the I(src). Default is C(no).
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- If C(yes) it will go to the remote/target machine for the I(src).
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- I(remote_src) supports recursive copying as of version 2.8.
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- I(remote_src) only works with C(mode=preserve) as of version 2.6.
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type: bool
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default: 'no'
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version_added: "2.0"
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default: no
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version_added: '2.0'
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follow:
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description:
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- This flag indicates that filesystem links in the destination, if they exist, should be followed.
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type: bool
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default: 'no'
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version_added: "1.8"
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default: no
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version_added: '1.8'
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local_follow:
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description:
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- This flag indicates that filesystem links in the source tree, if they exist, should be followed.
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type: bool
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default: 'yes'
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version_added: "2.4"
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default: yes
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version_added: '2.4'
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checksum:
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description:
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- SHA1 checksum of the file being transferred. Used to validate that the copy of the file was successful.
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- SHA1 checksum of the file being transferred.
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- Used to validate that the copy of the file was successful.
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- If this is not provided, ansible will use the local calculated checksum of the src file.
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version_added: '2.5'
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extends_documentation_fragment:
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- decrypt
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- files
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- validate
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- decrypt
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notes:
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- The M(copy) module recursively copy facility does not scale to lots (>hundreds) of files.
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For alternative, see M(synchronize) module, which is a wrapper around C(rsync).
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- For alternative, see M(synchronize) module, which is a wrapper around the C(rsync) command line tool.
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- For Windows targets, use the M(win_copy) module instead.
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seealso:
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- module: assemble
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- module: fetch
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- module: file
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- module: template
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- module: win_copy
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@ -119,7 +123,7 @@ author:
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'''
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EXAMPLES = r'''
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- name: example copying file with owner and permissions
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- name: Copy file with owner and permissions
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copy:
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src: /srv/myfiles/foo.conf
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dest: /etc/foo.conf
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group: foo
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mode: 0644
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- name: The same example as above, but using a symbolic mode equivalent to 0644
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- name: Copy file with owner and permission, using symbolic representation
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copy:
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src: /srv/myfiles/foo.conf
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dest: /etc/foo.conf
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remote_src: yes
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validate: /usr/sbin/visudo -cf %s
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- name: Copy using the 'content' for inline data
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- name: Copy using inline content
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copy:
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content: '# This file was moved to /etc/other.conf'
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dest: /etc/mine.conf
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RETURN = r'''
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dest:
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description: destination file/path
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description: Destination file/path
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returned: success
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type: string
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sample: /path/to/file.txt
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src:
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description: source file used for the copy on the target machine
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description: Source file used for the copy on the target machine
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returned: changed
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type: string
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sample: /home/httpd/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1423796390.97-147729857856000/source
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md5sum:
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description: md5 checksum of the file after running copy
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description: MD5 checksum of the file after running copy
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returned: when supported
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type: string
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sample: 2a5aeecc61dc98c4d780b14b330e3282
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checksum:
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description: sha1 checksum of the file after running copy
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description: SHA1 checksum of the file after running copy
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returned: success
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type: string
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sample: 6e642bb8dd5c2e027bf21dd923337cbb4214f827
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backup_file:
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description: name of backup file created
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description: Name of backup file created
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returned: changed and if backup=yes
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type: string
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sample: /path/to/file.txt.2015-02-12@22:09~
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gid:
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description: group id of the file, after execution
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description: Group id of the file, after execution
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returned: success
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type: int
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sample: 100
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group:
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description: group of the file, after execution
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description: Group of the file, after execution
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returned: success
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type: string
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sample: httpd
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owner:
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description: owner of the file, after execution
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description: Owner of the file, after execution
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returned: success
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type: string
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sample: httpd
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uid:
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description: owner id of the file, after execution
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description: Owner id of the file, after execution
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returned: success
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type: int
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sample: 100
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mode:
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description: permissions of the target, after execution
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description: Permissions of the target, after execution
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returned: success
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type: string
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sample: 0644
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size:
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description: size of the target, after execution
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description: Size of the target, after execution
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returned: success
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type: int
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sample: 1220
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state:
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description: state of the target, after execution
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description: State of the target, after execution
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returned: success
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type: string
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sample: file
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