tempfile - Creates temporary files and directories.

New in version 2.3.

Synopsis

• The tempfile module creates temporary files and directories. mktemp command takes different parameters on various systems, this module helps to avoid troubles related to that. Files/directories created by module are accessible only by creator. In case you need to make them world-accessible you need to use file module.
• For Windows targets, use the win_tempfile module instead.

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
path		Location where temporary file or directory should be created. If path is not specified default system temporary directory will be used.
prefix	Default: ansible.	Prefix of file/directory name created by module.
state	Choices: directory file ←	Whether to create file or directory.
suffix	Default:	Suffix of file/directory name created by module.

Notes

Note

• For Windows targets, use the win_tempfile module instead.

Examples

- name: create temporary build directory
  tempfile:
    state: directory
    suffix: build

- name: create temporary file
  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	Path to created file or directory Sample: /tmp/ansible.bMlvdk

Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Maintenance

This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.

Author

• Krzysztof Magosa

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