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`	Content of the file to use. Cannot be used with the `source` parameter.	`false`
`source`	Name of the file to use from the role `files` folder. Cannot be used with the `content` parameter.	`false`

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

yaml

- 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

yaml

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