File

The builtin.file resource allows you to create or delete a file, and to set content inside of a file.

Resource parameters

Name	Description	Required	Default
path	Path to the file you want to manage	true
owner	Set owner of the file	false	root
group	Set group of the file	false	root
mode	Set mode of the file	false	0755
content	Set content of the file	false

Examples

Create a file at path /tmp/hello_world with content Hello, world!

- title: "Create file /tmp/hello_world"
  type: "builtin.file"
  present: true
  data:
    path: "/tmp/hello_world"
    content: "Hello, world!"

Delete a file at path /tmp/delete_me

- title: "Delete file /tmp/delete_me"
  type: "builtin.file"
  present: false
  data:
    path: "/tmp/delete_me"