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

6       cdist-type__block - Manage blocks of text in files
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DESCRIPTION

9       Manage  a  block  of text in an existing file.  The block is identified
10       using the prefix and suffix parameters.  Everything between prefix  and
11       suffix is considered to be a managed block of text.
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REQUIRED PARAMETERS

14       text   the  text to manage.  If text is '-' (dash), take what was writ‐
15              ten to stdin as the text.
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OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

18       file   the file in which to manage the text  block.   Defaults  to  ob‐
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21       prefix the    prefix   to   add   before   the   text.    Defaults   to
22              #cdist:__block/$__object_id
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24       suffix the   suffix   to   add   after   the   text.     Defaults    to
25              #/cdist:__block/$__object_id
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27       state  'present' or 'absent', defaults to 'present'
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MESSAGES

30       add    block was added
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32       update block was updated/changed
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34       remove block was removed
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EXAMPLES

37          # text from argument
38          __block /path/to/file \
39             --prefix '#start' \
40             --suffix '#end' \
41             --text 'some\nblock of\ntext'
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43          # text from stdin
44          __block some-id \
45             --file /path/to/file \
46             --text - << DONE
47          here some block
48          of text
49          DONE
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AUTHORS

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

55       Copyright  (C)  2013  Steven  Armstrong. You can redistribute it and/or
56       modify it under the terms of the GNU General  Public  License  as  pub‐
57       lished  by  the  Free  Software Foundation, either version 3 of the Li‐
58       cense, or (at your option) any later version.
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61       ungleich GmbH 2021
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667.0.0                            Jul 31, 2022             CDIST-TYPE__BLOCK(7)
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