CDIST-TYPE__BLOCK(7) cdist CDIST-TYPE__BLOCK(7)

cdist-type__block - Manage blocks of text in files

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

the text to manage. If text is '-' (dash), take what was written to stdin as the text.

the file in which to manage the text block. Defaults to object_id.
the prefix to add before the text. Defaults to #cdist:__block/$__object_id
the suffix to add after the text. Defaults to #/cdist:__block/$__object_id
'present' or 'absent', defaults to 'present'

block was added
block was updated/changed
block was removed

# text from argument
__block /path/to/file \
   --prefix '#start' \
   --suffix '#end' \
   --text 'some\nblock of\ntext'
# text from stdin
__block some-id \
   --file /path/to/file \
   --text - << DONE
here some block
of text
DONE


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

Copyright (C) 2013 Steven Armstrong. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

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September 26, 2023 7.0.0