New in version 2.3.
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
---|---|---|
dest required | The destination directory to extract files to. | |
executable (added in 2.4) | Default: 7z | The path to the 7z executable to use for extracting files from the ISO. |
files required | A list of files to extract from the image. Extracting directories does not work. | |
force bool (added in 2.4) |
| If yes , which will replace the remote file when contents are different than the source.If no , the file will only be extracted and copied if the destination does not already exist.aliases: thirsty |
image required | The ISO image to extract files from. aliases: path, src |
Note
force=no
, only checks the presence of the file.mount
and umount
commands only, requiring root access. This is no longer needed with the introduction of 7zip for extraction.- name: Extract kernel and ramdisk from a LiveCD iso_extract: image: /tmp/rear-test.iso dest: /tmp/virt-rear/ files: - isolinux/kernel - isolinux/initrd.cgz
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.
For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.
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