Modules

Modules are the building blocks of a playbook — each one is a YAML task type that does one thing. Modules are organised into categories:

Category	Examples
files	`file`, `copy`, `template`, `directory`, `unpack`, `download`, `move`, `git`, `stat`, `checksum`
packages	`package` (apt, pacman, yum/dnf, zypper, homebrew)
services	`service` (sd_service and others)
commands	`command`, `shell`
access	`user`
control	`assert`, `echo`, `debug`, `set`, `facts`, `fail`

Module names map to the YAML task type, prefixed with !:

- !file
  path: /etc/motd
  state: present

- !package
  name: htop
  state: present

Documented modules

Note: Reference documentation for the full module set is being written. For now, the module registry source is the authoritative list.