diff --git a/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/backup.py b/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/backup.py
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+# Copyright (c) 2015 Ansible, Inc
+#
+# This file is part of Ansible
+#
+# Ansible is free software: 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.
+#
+# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+
+class ModuleDocFragment(object):
+
+    # Standard documentation fragment
+    DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    backup:
+        description:
+          - Create a backup file including the timestamp information so you can get
+            the original file back if you somehow clobbered it incorrectly.
+        required: false
+        choices: [ "yes", "no" ]
+        default: "no"
+'''
diff --git a/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/validate.py b/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/validate.py
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+# Copyright (c) 2015 Ansible, Inc
+#
+# This file is part of Ansible
+#
+# Ansible is free software: 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.
+#
+# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+
+class ModuleDocFragment(object):
+
+    # Standard documentation fragment
+    DOCUMENTATION = '''
+   validate:
+     required: false
+     description:
+      - The validation command to run before copying into place. The path to the file to
+        validate is passed in via '%s' which must be present as in the apache example below.
+        The command is passed securely so shell features like expansion and pipes won't work.
+     default: None
+'''