# Archive Module?

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/archive-module/13498>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [September 17, 2013, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/archive-module/13498 "2013-09-17T20:14:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![JP\_Richardson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3da27b/32.png) [@JP\_Richardson](https://forum.ansible.com/u/JP_Richardson)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/archive-module/13498/1 "2013-09-17T20:14:34Z")

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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?

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**Author:** ![Serge\_van\_Ginderacht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@Serge\_van\_Ginderacht](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Serge_van_Ginderacht)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/archive-module/13498/2 "2013-09-17T20:58:58Z")

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​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

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**Author:** ![Michael\_DeHaan2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Michael\_DeHaan2](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan2)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/archive-module/13498/3 "2013-09-17T23:16:53Z")

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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](mailto:ansible-devel@googlegroups.com) mailing list.