# Want to know ansible keyword

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/want-to-know-ansible-keyword/29598>\
**Category:** Ansible Developer\
**Created:** [February 1, 2019, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/want-to-know-ansible-keyword/29598 "2019-02-01T21:18:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![PREM\_PRATAP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8c91f0/32.png) [@PREM\_PRATAP](https://forum.ansible.com/u/PREM_PRATAP)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2019, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/want-to-know-ansible-keyword/29598/1 "2019-02-01T21:18:17Z")

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Sir if someone change the content of a copied file on a remote machine then if i copy it again it will change the content . What this feature of ansible is called?

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**Author:** ![Tchia04](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/fbc32d/32.png) [@Tchia04](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tchia04)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 6:22am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/want-to-know-ansible-keyword/29598/2 "2019-02-14T06:22:04Z")

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Drift detection ?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/1X/1882d9a01da5d8996a862359b0913cc568a39b84.svg) [@system](https://forum.ansible.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2019, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/want-to-know-ansible-keyword/29598/3 "2019-02-19T23:11:17Z")

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Ansible does not have this feature, but specific modules do, for  
example, the copy and template modules will show 'changed' if the file  
had to be updated (not just content but permissions also), they will  
also return 'diff' information (if requested, i.e --diff ).