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homebrew_cask - Install/uninstall homebrew casks.

New in version 1.6.

Synopsis

Manages Homebrew casks.

Requirements (on host that executes module)

  • python >= 2.6

Options

parameter required default choices comments
install_options
(added in 2.2)
 no
options flags to install a package
aliases: options
name
 yes
name of cask to install/remove
aliases: pkg, package, cask
path
 no /usr/local/bin
':' separated list of paths to search for 'brew' executable.
state
 no present
  • present
  • absent
state of the cask
update_homebrew
(added in 2.2)
 no
  • yes
  • no
update homebrew itself first. Note that brew cask update is a synonym for brew update.
aliases: update-brew

Examples

- homebrew_cask: name=alfred state=present
- homebrew_cask: name=alfred state=absent
- homebrew_cask: name=alfred state=present install_options="appdir=/Applications"
- homebrew_cask: name=alfred state=present install_options="debug,appdir=/Applications"
- homebrew_cask: name=alfred state=absent install_options="force"

This is an Extras Module

For more information on what this means please read Extras Modules

For help in developing on modules, should you be so inclined, please read Community Information & Contributing, developing_test_pr and Developing Modules.

© 2012–2016 Michael DeHaan
© 2016 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/homebrew_cask_module.html