save network device config without overwriting previous file

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save network device config without overwriting previous file #3

Closed mkazam closed 5 years ago

mkazam commented 5 years ago

Hi, I'm using Ansible 2.7 & the task below works fine but I'd like to change the save option so that the previously saved files are not overwritten. Can someone please advise on how to make the required change.

tasks:

name: Backup sh run to files in output dir ios_command: provider: timeout: 30 commands:
- show run register: print_output
name: save output to a file copy: content="{{ print_output.stdout[0] }}" dest="./output/{{ inventory_hostname }}.txt"

Regards, mk

cidrblock commented 5 years ago

Ansible issues should be opened in ansible/ansible in the future, this repo isn't watched for issues currently.

Try adding an timestamp to your output filename {{ansible_date_time.date}} this will allow previous files to be in place.