Hi Michael

The copy module does have a content parameter that should do what you want.

Regards
Tom


On 10 February 2015 at 13:21, Michael Stucki <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Hi!
>
> I'm trying to write a file. As it's only one line, I would like to set it
> from a string input, not from a template file. Just something like:
>
> - template: >
>     dest=/etc/default/locale
>     content='LC_ALL="en_US.UTF-8"'
>
> As far as I can see, there is no such thing right now.
>
> I'm working around that using the lineinfile module, but this is really
> cumbersome for such a purpose:
>
> - lineinfile: >
>     dest=/etc/default/locale
>     line='LC_ALL="de_C2.UTF-8"'
>     regexp='^'
>
> I also think that the lineinfile module is not meant for this, but I also
> didn't find any other way. Does anyone know?
>
> Greetings, Michael
>
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