alternatives - Manages alternative programs for common commands

New in version 1.6.

Synopsis
Requirements (on host that executes module)
Options
Examples
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Synopsis

Manages symbolic links using the ‘update-alternatives’ tool Useful when multiple programs are installed but provide similar functionality (e.g. different editors).

Requirements (on host that executes module)

update-alternatives

Options

parameter	required	comments
link	no	The path to the symbolic link that should point to the real executable. This option is required on RHEL-based distributions
name	yes	The generic name of the link.
path	yes	The path to the real executable that the link should point to.

Examples

- name: correct java version selected
  alternatives: name=java path=/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java

- name: alternatives link created
  alternatives: name=hadoop-conf link=/etc/hadoop/conf path=/etc/hadoop/conf.ansible

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