Taking backup of a file in remote location using ansible

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I am trying to copy a file (example: /home/abc.jar) from controller machine(source system) to remote server. but before copying that file, I want to take the backup of the already existed file (/home/abc.jar) on the remote server to some directory (example /home/bck/abc.jar). then copy the new file ,

How can I write the playbook for this using ansible? Thank you :)

clockworknet · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-19 13:34:52Z

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The docs are your friend:

Ansible Copy Module

Ansible Template Module

Both contain a 'backup' parameter which will automatically take a backup of a file prior to making changes.

answered Dec 19, 2018 at 13:34

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