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add backup option to the copy modules docs

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Romeo Theriault 2012-09-09 18:12:27 -10:00
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+--------------------+----------+---------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +--------------------+----------+---------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| dest | yes | | Remote absolute path where the file should end up | | dest | yes | | Remote absolute path where the file should end up |
+--------------------+----------+---------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +--------------------+----------+---------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| backup | no | no | Create a backup file including the timestamp information so you can |
| | | | get the original file back if you somehow clobbered it incorrectly. |
+--------------------+----------+---------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| OTHERS | | | All arguments the file module takes are also supported | | OTHERS | | | All arguments the file module takes are also supported |
+--------------------+----------+---------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +--------------------+----------+---------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Example action from Ansible :doc:`playbooks`:: Example action from Ansible :doc:`playbooks`::
copy src=/srv/myfiles/foo.conf dest=/etc/foo.conf owner=foo group=foo mode=0644 copy src=/srv/myfiles/foo.conf dest=/etc/foo.conf owner=foo group=foo mode=0644
Copy a new ntp.conf file into place, backing up the original if it differs from the copied version::
copy src=/srv/myfiles/ntp.conf dest=/etc/ntp.conf owner=root group=root mode=644 backup=yes