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short_description: Creates a compressed archive of one or more files or trees
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extends_documentation_fragment: files
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description:
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- Packs an archive.
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- It is the opposite of M(unarchive).
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- By default, it assumes the compression source exists on the target.
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- It will not copy the source file from the local system to the target before archiving.
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- Creates or extends an archive.
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- The source and archive are on the remote host, and the archive I(is not) copied to the local host.
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- Source files can be deleted after archival by specifying I(remove=True).
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options:
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path:
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default: gz
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dest:
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description:
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- The file name of the destination archive.
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- The file name of the destination archive. The parent directory must exists on the remote host.
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- This is required when C(path) refers to multiple files by either specifying a glob, a directory or multiple paths in a list.
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type: path
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exclude_path:
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