only-if-file-present

cdist/conf/type/__line/gencode-remote

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ if [ -z "$state_is" ]; then
       echo "touch $file"
    else
       # only bark if the file should exists
-      if [ -f "$__object/parameter/ifexists" ]; then
+      if [ -f "$__object/parameter/only-if-file-present" ]; then
           exit 0
       fi
       printf 'The file "%s" is missing. Please create it before using %s on it.\n' "$file" "${__type##*/}" >&2

cdist/conf/type/__line/man.rst

@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ file
     If supplied, use this as the destination file.
     Otherwise the object_id is used.
 
-ifexists
-    Only apply the line if the file exists.
+only-if-file-present
+    Only apply the line if the file exists. This can be used to prevent
+    adding the line to a non-existent file.
 
 line
     Specifies the line which should be absent or present.

cdist/conf/type/__line/parameter/boolean

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+create
+only-if-file-present