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cdist-type__install_file(7)
===========================

NAME
----
cdist-type__install_file - Manage files with install command.


DESCRIPTION
-----------
This cdist type allows you to create files, remove files and set file
attributes on the target.

If the file already exists on the target, then if it is a:

regular file, and state is:
  present
    replace it with the source file if they are not equal
  exists
    do nothing
symlink
  replace it with the source file
directory
  replace it with the source file

In any case, make sure that the file attributes are as specified.


REQUIRED PARAMETERS
-------------------
None.

OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
-------------------
state
   'present', 'absent' or 'exists', defaults to 'present' where:

   present
      the file is exactly the one from source
   absent
      the file does not exist
   exists
      the file from source but only if it doesn't already exist

group
   Group to chgrp to.

mode
   Unix permissions, suitable for chmod.

owner
   User to chown to.

source
   If supplied, copy this file from the host running cdist to the target.
   If not supplied, an empty file or directory will be created.
   If source is '-' (dash), take what was written to stdin as the file content.

MESSAGES
--------
chgrp <group>
   Changed group membership
chown <owner>
   Changed owner
chmod <mode>
   Changed mode
create
   Empty file was created (no --source specified)
remove
   File exists, but state is absent, file will be removed by generated code.
upload
   File was uploaded


EXAMPLES
--------

.. code-block:: sh

    # Create  /etc/cdist-configured as an empty file
    __install_file /etc/cdist-configured
    # The same thing
    __install_file /etc/cdist-configured --state present
    # Use __file from another type
    __install_file /etc/issue --source "$__type/files/archlinux" --state present
    # Delete existing file
    __install_file /etc/cdist-configured --state absent
    # Supply some more settings
    __install_file /etc/shadow --source "$__type/files/shadow" \
       --owner root --group shadow --mode 0640 \
       --state present
    # Provide a default file, but let the user change it
    __install_file /home/frodo/.bashrc --source "/etc/skel/.bashrc" \
       --state exists \
       --owner frodo --mode 0600
    # Take file content from stdin
    __install_file /tmp/whatever --owner root --group root --mode 644 --source - << DONE
        Here goes the content for /tmp/whatever
    DONE


AUTHORS
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Nico Schottelius <nico-cdist--@--schottelius.org>


COPYING
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Copyright \(C) 2011-2013 Nico Schottelius. You can redistribute it
and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
License, or (at your option) any later version.