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File

Manage file content from a sealed asset or restricted template.

mutatingfiles8 fields

YAML example

- name: Install configuration
  file:
    path: /etc/example/app.conf
    state: present
    asset: assets/app.conf
    mode: "0644"
    notify: [restart-example]

Schema fields

Field	Type	Required	Constraint
`path`	string	yes	Absolute managed path.
`state`	string	yes	Desired file state. `present \| absent`
`asset`	string	—	Path to a sealed project asset.
`template`	string	—	Restricted scalar template source.
`owner`	string	—	Required owner name.
`group`	string	—	Required group name.
`mode`	string	—	Four-digit octal mode.
`notify`	array	—	Handler names notified after a verified change.