win_tempfile – Creates temporary files and directories

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win_tempfile – Creates temporary files and directories

New in version 2.3.


Synopsis

  • Creates temporary files and directories.
  • For non-Windows targets, please use the tempfile module instead.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments

path

path

Default:

"%TEMP%"

Location where temporary file or directory should be created.

If path is not specified default system temporary directory (%TEMP%) will be used.


aliases: dest

prefix

string

Default:

"ansible."

Prefix of file/directory name created by module.

state

string

  • directory
  • file

Whether to create file or directory.

suffix

string

Default:

""

Suffix of file/directory name created by module.



See Also

See also

tempfile – Creates temporary files and directories
The official documentation on the tempfile module.


Examples

- name: Create temporary build directory
  win_tempfile:
    state: directory
    suffix: build

- name: Create temporary file
  win_tempfile:
    state: file
    suffix: temp

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key Returned Description

path

string

success

The absolute path to the created file or directory.


Sample:

C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\ansible.bMlvdk




Status

Authors

  • Dag Wieers (@dagwieers)

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