Archive Module?

So far, I’m loving Ansible!

What do you think about creating an archive module? A module that could handle tarballs, zip files, and bzipped files?

​I, for one could use a good module like this. But I have also been
thinking on how that could be implemented, and don't see how this could be
made idempotent. to be really useful.

Any thoughts on that?

Serge

It’s been discussed a few times.

I think we should start first with suggested syntax for what it might take.

perhaps a good subject for the ansible-devel@googlegroups.com mailing list.