.. _ini_file:

ini_file
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.. versionadded:: 0.9


Manage (add, remove, change) individual settings in an INI-style file without having to manage the file as a whole with, say, ``template`` or ``assemble``. Adds missing sections if they don't exist. 


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    <tr>
    <td>parameter</td>
    <td>required</td>
    <td>default</td>
    <td>choices</td>
    <td>comments</td>
    </tr>
    
    <tr>
    <td>option</td>
    <td>False</td>
    <td>None</td>
    <td><ul></ul></td>
    <td>if set (required for changing a <em>value</em>), this is the name of the option.May be omitted if adding/removing a whole <em>section</em>.</td>
    </tr>
    
    <tr>
    <td>others</td>
    <td>False</td>
    <td></td>
    <td><ul></ul></td>
    <td>all arguments accepted by the <span class='module'>file</span> module also work here</td>
    </tr>
    
    <tr>
    <td>dest</td>
    <td>True</td>
    <td>None</td>
    <td><ul></ul></td>
    <td>Path to the INI-style file; this file is created if required</td>
    </tr>
    
    <tr>
    <td>section</td>
    <td>True</td>
    <td>None</td>
    <td><ul></ul></td>
    <td>Section name in INI file. This is added if <code>state=present</code> automatically when a single value is being set.</td>
    </tr>
    
    <tr>
    <td>backup</td>
    <td>False</td>
    <td>False</td>
    <td><ul><li>yes</li><li>no</li></ul></td>
    <td>Create a backup file including the timestamp information so you can get the original file back if you somehow clobbered it incorrectly.</td>
    </tr>
    
    <tr>
    <td>value</td>
    <td>False</td>
    <td>None</td>
    <td><ul></ul></td>
    <td>the string value to be associated with an <em>option</em>. May be omitted when removing an <em>option</em>.</td>
    </tr>
    
    </table>


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