Importance of lineinfile module in Ansible

Question

Hi Guys,

I am new to lineinfile module. I don't know how to use this module in Ansible Playbook. Can anyone tell me when to use this module?

Answer 1

Hi@akhtar,

The lineinfile module will search a file for a line, and ensure that it is present or absent. This is primarily useful when you want to change a single line in a file only. See the replace module if you want to change multiple, similar lines or check blockinfile if you want to insert/update/remove a block of lines in a file. For other cases, see the copy or template modules. You can also go through the below document for more information.

https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.4/lineinfile_module.html