Managing Files using Ansible

Description: Here I have explained, How to create a blank file? How to copy files to a remote PC? How to add one and multiple lines in the file?

How to Create a blank file?
Below is the YAML file to create a blank file in a remote machine

##Create blank file with Test_Ansible.txt
---
- hosts: web
  tasks:
  - name: Create blank file 
    file:
      path: "/root/Test_Ansible.txt"
      state: touch

How to Copy a file to a remote machine from a local machine?
Below is the YAML file to copy the file to remote machine from local machine|

---
- hosts: web
  tasks:	  
  - name: Copy from Local to Remote Target Machine with 'copy'
    copy:
      src: Sources.list
      dest: /root/Sources.list

How to Copy a file to a remote machine from a remote location?
Below is the YAML file to copy the file to remote machine path from remote machine location

---
- hosts: web
  tasks:
  - name: Copy file from one directory to other on the Remote Machine
    copy:
      src: /etc/passwd
      dest: /tmp/passwd
      remote_src: yes

How to Add one line file using Ansible?

Below is the YAML file to add one line using Ansible

---
- hosts: web
  tasks:
    - name: line insert
      lineinfile:
        path: /root/Test_Ansible.txt
        line: 'Add New Line 1'
        insertbefore: BOF

How to Add Multiple Lines in an existing file using Ansible?
Below is the YAML file to add multiple lines using Ansible 

---		
- hosts: web
  tasks:
    - name: Add lines in fie 
      lineinfile:
        path: /root/Test_Ansible.txt
        state: present
        line: "{{ item }}"
      with_items:
      - 'This is Line 2'
      - 'This is Line 3'

How to Remove Line from the existing file using Ansible?

Below is the YAML file to remove a line from Ansible

---
- hosts: web
  tasks:
    - name: Remove Line
      lineinfile:
        path: /root/Test_Ansible.txt
        state: absent
        line: 'This is Line 2'