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+.. _ini_file:
+
+ini_file
+````````
+
+.. versionadded:: 0.9
+
+
+Manage (add, remove, change) individual settings in an INI-style file without having to manage the file as a whole with, say, ``template`` or ``assemble``. Adds missing sections if they don't exist. 
+
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+    <table>
+    <tr>
+    <td>parameter</td>
+    <td>required</td>
+    <td>default</td>
+    <td>choices</td>
+    <td>comments</td>
+    </tr>
+    
+    <tr>
+    <td>option</td>
+    <td>False</td>
+    <td>None</td>
+    <td><ul></ul></td>
+    <td>if set (required for changing a <em>value</em>), this is the name of the option.May be omitted if adding/removing a whole <em>section</em>.</td>
+    </tr>
+    
+    <tr>
+    <td>others</td>
+    <td>False</td>
+    <td></td>
+    <td><ul></ul></td>
+    <td>all arguments accepted by the <span class='module'>file</span> module also work here</td>
+    </tr>
+    
+    <tr>
+    <td>dest</td>
+    <td>True</td>
+    <td>None</td>
+    <td><ul></ul></td>
+    <td>Path to the INI-style file; this file is created if required</td>
+    </tr>
+    
+    <tr>
+    <td>section</td>
+    <td>True</td>
+    <td>None</td>
+    <td><ul></ul></td>
+    <td>Section name in INI file. This is added if <code>state=present</code> automatically when a single value is being set.</td>
+    </tr>
+    
+    <tr>
+    <td>backup</td>
+    <td>False</td>
+    <td>False</td>
+    <td><ul><li>yes</li><li>no</li></ul></td>
+    <td>Create a backup file including the timestamp information so you can get the original file back if you somehow clobbered it incorrectly.</td>
+    </tr>
+    
+    <tr>
+    <td>value</td>
+    <td>False</td>
+    <td>None</td>
+    <td><ul></ul></td>
+    <td>the string value to be associated with an <em>option</em>. May be omitted when removing an <em>option</em>.</td>
+    </tr>
+    
+    </table>
+
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+
+    <br/>
+

parameter	required	default	choices	comments
option	False	None		if set (required for changing a value), this is the name of the option.May be omitted if adding/removing a whole section.
others	False			all arguments accepted by the file module also work here
dest	True	None		Path to the INI-style file; this file is created if required
section	True	None		Section name in INI file. This is added if `state=present` automatically when a single value is being set.
backup	False	False	yes no	Create a backup file including the timestamp information so you can get the original file back if you somehow clobbered it incorrectly.
value	False	None		the string value to be associated with an option. May be omitted when removing an option.