Note
This module is part of ansible-core
and included in all Ansible installations. In most cases, you can use the short module name tempfile
even without specifying the collections:
keyword. However, we recommend you use the FQCN for easy linking to the module documentation and to avoid conflicting with other collections that may have the same module name.
New in version 2.3: of ansible.builtin
tempfile
module creates temporary files and directories. mktemp
command takes different parameters on various systems, this module helps to avoid troubles related to that. Files/directories created by module are accessible only by creator. In case you need to make them world-accessible you need to use ansible.builtin.file module.Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
---|---|---|
path path | Location where temporary file or directory should be created. If path is not specified, the default system temporary directory will be used. | |
prefix string | Default: "ansible." | Prefix of file/directory name created by module. |
state string |
| Whether to create file or directory. |
suffix string | Default: "" | Suffix of file/directory name created by module. |
See also
The official documentation on the ansible.builtin.file module.
The official documentation on the ansible.windows.win_tempfile module.
- name: Create temporary build directory ansible.builtin.tempfile: state: directory suffix: build - name: Create temporary file ansible.builtin.tempfile: state: file suffix: temp register: tempfile_1 - name: Use the registered var and the file module to remove the temporary file ansible.builtin.file: path: "{{ tempfile_1.path }}" state: absent when: tempfile_1.path is defined
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
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path string | success | Path to created file or directory. Sample: /tmp/ansible.bMlvdk |
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https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/tempfile_module.html