Forum: CFEngine Help Subject: Re: "expand_scalars" in "copy_from"? Author: toddnni Link to topic: https://cfengine.com/forum/read.php?3,23643,23675#msg-23675
davidlee, you could also define the file in a string variable files: any:: "/path/to/file.conf" perms => m("744"), create => "true", edit_defaults => empty, edit_line => insert_lines( "# a # long # configuration file with $(variables) "); where body edit_defaults empty { empty_file_before_editing => "true"; } In my opinion this is simple and straightforward way. However in principle this is same as the copy in two steps. _______________________________________________ Help-cfengine mailing list Help-cfengine@cfengine.org https://cfengine.org/mailman/listinfo/help-cfengine