blockinfile

Collection: builtin

Full Name: parallax.builtin.blockinfile

Aliases: ansible.builtin.blockinfile, blockinfile

Synopsis

Manage blockinfile

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
path	string	yes		Path to the file to modify (alias: dest, destfile, name)
block	string			text content to insert/update/remove in the block
state	string		`present`	present or absent state for the block, Choices: `present and absent`
marker	string		`# {mark} ANSIBLE MANAGED BLOCK`	Template for the block markers
marker_begin	string		`BEGIN`	Marker text for the beginning of the block
marker_end	string		`END`	Marker text for the end of the block
insertafter	string			Insert block after this line
insertbefore	string			Insert block before this line
create	bool		`false`	create the destination if it does not exist as a new file
backup	bool		`false`	Create backup file with timestamp
validate	string			validate the file after changes using a command
owner	string			Name of the user that should own the file
group	string			Name of the group that should own the file
mode	string			The permissions the resulting file should have
attributes	string			The attributes the resulting file should have
seuser	string			The user part of the SELinux file context
serole	string			The role part of the SELinux file context
setype	string			The type part of the SELinux file context
selevel	string			The level part of the SELinux file context
unsafe_writes	bool		`false`	Allow unsafe file operations
dest	string			alias for path
destfile	string			alias for path
name	string			alias for path

- name: Example blockinfile task
  blockinfile:
    path: <your_path>