Fixes for mode=preserve (#39343)

* Fixes for mode=preserve

* Document mode=preserve for template and copy
* Make mode=preserve work with remote_src for copy
* Make mode=preserve work for template
* Integration tests for copy & template mode=preserve

Fixes #39279

* Changed mode option in win_copy to hidden option as it doesn't reflect copy mode
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@ -95,6 +95,17 @@ options:
type: bool
default: 'no'
version_added: "2.4"
mode:
description:
- "Mode the file or directory should be. For those used to I(/usr/bin/chmod) remember that
modes are actually octal numbers. You must either specify the leading zero so that
Ansible's YAML parser knows it is an octal number (like C(0644) or C(01777)) or quote it
(like C('644') or C('0644') so Ansible receives a string and can do its own conversion from
string into number. Giving Ansible a number without following one of these rules will end
up with a decimal number which will have unexpected results. As of version 1.8, the mode
may be specified as a symbolic mode (for example, C(u+rwx) or C(u=rw,g=r,o=r)). As of
version 2.6, the mode may also be the special string C(preserve). C(preserve) means that
the file will be given the same permissions as the source file."
notes:
- For Windows you can use M(win_template) which uses '\\r\\n' as C(newline_sequence).
- Including a string that uses a date in the template will result in the template being marked 'changed' each time