1CDIST-TYPE__LINE(7)                  cdist                 CDIST-TYPE__LINE(7)
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NAME

6       cdist-type__line - Manage lines in files
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DESCRIPTION

9       This cdist type allows you to add lines and remove lines from files.
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REQUIRED PARAMETERS

12       None.
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OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

15       after  Insert the given line after this pattern.
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17       before Insert the given line before this pattern.
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19       file   If  supplied,  use  this as the destination file.  Otherwise the
20              object_id is used.
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22       line   Specifies the line which should be absent or present.
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24              Must be present, if state is 'present' or 'replace'.  Ignored if
25              regex is given and state is 'absent'.
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27       regex  If state is 'present', search for this pattern and if it matches
28              add the given line.
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30              If state is 'absent', ensure  all  lines  matching  the  regular
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33              If  state  is  'replace',  ensure all lines matching the regular
34              expression are exactly 'line'.
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36              The regular expression is interpreted by awk's match function.
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38       state  'present', 'absent' or 'replace', defaults to 'present'.
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40       onchange
41              The code to run if line is added, removed or updated.
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BOOLEAN PARAMETERS

44       None.
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MESSAGES

47       added  The line was added.
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49       updated
50              The line or its position was changed.
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52       removed
53              The line was removed.
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EXAMPLES

56          # Manage a hosts entry for www.example.com.
57          __line /etc/hosts \
58              --line '127.0.0.2 www.example.com'
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60          # Manage another hosts entry for test.example.com.
61          __line hosts:test.example.com \
62              --file /etc/hosts \
63              --line '127.0.0.3 test.example.com'
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65          # Remove the line starting with TIMEZONE from the /etc/rc.conf file.
66          __line legacy_timezone \
67             --file /etc/rc.conf \
68             --regex 'TIMEZONE=.*' \
69             --state absent
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71          # Insert a line before another one.
72          __line password-auth-local:classify \
73              --file /etc/pam.d/password-auth-local \
74              --line '-session required pam_exec.so debug log=/tmp/classify.log /usr/local/libexec/classify' \
75              --before '^session[[:space:]]+include[[:space:]]+password-auth-ac$'
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77          # Insert a line after another one.
78          __line password-auth-local:classify \
79              --file /etc/pam.d/password-auth-local \
80              --line '-session required pam_exec.so debug log=/tmp/classify.log /usr/local/libexec/classify' \
81              --after '^session[[:space:]]+include[[:space:]]+password-auth-ac$'
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83          # Uncomment as needed and set a value in a configuration file.
84          __line /etc/example.conf \
85              --line 'SomeSetting SomeValue' \
86              --regex '^(#[[:space:]]*)?SomeSetting[[:space:]]' \
87              --state replace
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SEE ALSO

90       cdist-type(7)
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AUTHORS

93       Steven Armstrong <steven-cdist--@--armstrong.cc>
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COPYING

96       Copyright (C) 2018 Steven Armstrong.  Free  use  of  this  software  is
97       granted  under  the  terms  of the GNU General Public License version 3
98       (GPLv3).
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