From a81c6668eb5193a429f11b796010ad56629a0ab7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: pcahyna Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2018 21:04:48 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] File module: correct description of "state" (#36327) * File module: correct description of "state" It was probably intended to say "intermediate subdirectories will be created" and not "immediate subdirectories will be created". --- lib/ansible/modules/files/file.py | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/files/file.py b/lib/ansible/modules/files/file.py index c12420fd4b..7a78c7d392 100644 --- a/lib/ansible/modules/files/file.py +++ b/lib/ansible/modules/files/file.py @@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ options: aliases: [ dest, name ] state: description: - - If C(directory), all immediate subdirectories will be created if they - do not exist, since 1.7 they will be created with the supplied permissions. + - If C(directory), all intermediate subdirectories will be created if they + do not exist. Since Ansible 1.7 they will be created with the supplied permissions. If C(file), the file will NOT be created if it does not exist; see the C(touch) - value or M(copy), M(template) module if you want that behavior. If C(link), the + value or the M(copy) or M(template) module if you want that behavior. If C(link), the symbolic link will be created or changed. Use C(hard) for hardlinks. If C(absent), directories will be recursively deleted, and files or symlinks will be unlinked. Note that C(absent) will not cause C(file) to fail if the C(path) does not exist