.. _ansible.windows.win_tempfile_module:


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ansible.windows.win_tempfile
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**Creates temporary files and directories**



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Synopsis
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- Creates temporary files and directories.
- For non-Windows targets, please use the :ref:`ansible.builtin.tempfile <ansible.builtin.tempfile_module>` module instead.




Parameters
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                    <b>path</b>
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                        <b>Default:</b><br/><div style="color: blue">"%TEMP%"</div>
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                        <div>Location where temporary file or directory should be created.</div>
                        <div>If path is not specified default system temporary directory (%TEMP%) will be used.</div>
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                        <b>Default:</b><br/><div style="color: blue">"ansible."</div>
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                        <div>Prefix of file/directory name created by module.</div>
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                    <b>state</b>
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                        <div>Whether to create file or directory.</div>
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                    <b>suffix</b>
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                        <b>Default:</b><br/><div style="color: blue">""</div>
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                        <div>Suffix of file/directory name created by module.</div>
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See Also
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.. seealso::

   :ref:`ansible.builtin.tempfile_module`
      The official documentation on the **ansible.builtin.tempfile** module.


Examples
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.. code-block:: yaml

    - name: Create temporary build directory
      ansible.windows.win_tempfile:
        state: directory
        suffix: build

    - name: Create temporary file
      ansible.windows.win_tempfile:
        state: file
        suffix: temp



Return Values
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Common return values are documented `here <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/common_return_values.html#common-return-values>`_, the following are the fields unique to this module:

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                    <b>path</b>
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                <td>success</td>
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                            <div>The absolute path to the created file or directory.</div>
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                        <div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\ansible.bMlvdk</div>
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Status
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Authors
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- Dag Wieers (@dagwieers)