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The module is mainly used to look for or change a single line in a text file. A typical use case is to ensure that a particular line is in a file, based on a regular expression. Another case is to replace an existing line using a <font color=darkgray>back-referenced</font> regular expression. | The module is mainly used to look for or change a single line in a text file. A typical use case is to ensure that a particular line is in a file, based on a regular expression. Another case is to replace an existing line using a <font color=darkgray>back-referenced</font> regular expression. | ||
=Module Parameters= | |||
==<tt>state</tt>== | |||
==<span id='line'></span><tt>line</tt> (<tt>value</tt>)== | |||
The line to be inserted. | |||
==<tt>insertafter</tt>== | |||
Used with <code>[[#state|state]]=present</code>. The specified line will be inserted after the last match of the regular expression presented as value of <tt>insertafter</tt>, or, if the regular expression is not provided, after EOF. | |||
=Example= | =Example= | ||
Revision as of 04:31, 5 July 2021
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Overview
The module is mainly used to look for or change a single line in a text file. A typical use case is to ensure that a particular line is in a file, based on a regular expression. Another case is to replace an existing line using a back-referenced regular expression.
Module Parameters
state
line (value)
The line to be inserted.
insertafter
Used with state=present. The specified line will be inserted after the last match of the regular expression presented as value of insertafter, or, if the regular expression is not provided, after EOF.
Example
- name: "Adjust Java version to {{ jdk.version }}"
lineinfile:
path: "{{ settings_path }}/settings.conf"
regexp: '^JAVA_VERSION='
line: "JAVA_VERSION={{ jdk.version }}"