The backup system returns the 'backup_file' information so you can then operate on the built in backup, like moving it to a central location on the target, copying it to a backup server and/or managing the number/recency of backups.
I would not 'manage it beforehand' as you do not know if a backup is needed until after the task that creates the backup runs, mtime is not the best indicator. -- ---------- Brian Coca -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ansible-project+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CACVha7fwrfeeatAO%3DwvtKG3eVPuH0x-LPtRnfZ_o0sem2B%3DGOQ%40mail.gmail.com.
