win_tempfile - Creates temporary files and directories¶

New in version 2.3.

Synopsis
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values
Status
Maintenance
- Author

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.
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 non-Windows targets, please use the tempfile module instead.

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	Path to created file or directory Sample: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\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 ¶

Dag Wieers (@dagwieers)

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