> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://thorstenkramm.gitbook.io/saltstack/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://thorstenkramm.gitbook.io/saltstack/salt-states/dateien-editieren.md).

# Dateien editieren

Zahlreiche State-Module ermöglichen das Kopieren, Ändern, Anlegen und Löschen von Dateien auf den Minion.

### Beispiel Message of the day

{% code title="/srv/salt/init/motd.sls" %}

```yaml
#
# Disable Ubuntu Ads
#
/etc/update-motd.d/80-livepatch:
  file.managed:
    - mode: 0644

/etc/update-motd.d/50-motd-news:
  file.managed:
    - mode: 0644

#
# Add a new section to the motd
#
/etc/update-motd.d/96-salt:
  file.managed:
    - contents: |
        #!/bin/sh
        echo "##########################################"
        echo ""
        echo " This system is managed by Salt"
        echo " Files might be overwritten at any time"
        echo ""
        echo "##########################################"
    - mode: 0755
```

{% endcode %}

{% hint style="info" %}
Achten Sie auf die sechsfache Einrückung des Text-Blockes. Bei einer nur sechsfachen Einrückung würden die Kommentarzeichen als Yaml-Kommentare gewertet, was zu einem Syntaxfehler führt.
{% endhint %}

![6-fache Einrückung, um Blöcke als Nicht-Yaml zu kennzeichnen ](/files/-LbIKWhz0TnRPFI9XkLt)

### Trockenübung

{% code title="/srv/salt/file-examples.sls" %}

```yaml
#
# Just create and change a file
#
create:
  file.managed:
    - name: /tmp/file1.txt
    - contents: This file is managed by salt

append:
  file.append:
    - name: /tmp/file1.txt
    - text: This is the second line of the file

insert:
  file.line:
    - name: /tmp/file1.txt
    - content: >- 
        This is line: #0 
        It's just a single line with special characters
    - mode: ensure
    - before: ^This file is managed by salt
    
copy:
  file.managed:
    - name: /tmp/file-examples.txt
    - source: salt://file-examples.sls
    - mode: 0644
```

{% endcode %}

{% hint style="success" %}
Beachten Sie die Syntax `content: >-` Was Sie in Yaml über mehrere Zeilen eingeben, wird am Ziel in eine Zeile ohne Umbruch geschrieben. Achten Sie auf die sechsfache Einrückung.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="info" %}
Dateien, die Sie vom Master auf die Minions kopieren möchten, müssen sich innerhalb von `file_roots` i.d.R. `/srv/salt` befinden und werden relativ zu diesem Ordner angegeben. 
{% endhint %}


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