In Ansible, how do I add a line to the end of a file?

Question 1

I would expect this to be pretty simple. I’m using the lineinfile module like so:

- name: Update bashrc for PythonBrew for foo user
  lineinfile:
    dest=/home/foo/.bashrc
    backup=yes
    line="[[ -s ${pythonbrew.bashrc_path} ]] && source ${pythonbrew.bashrc_path}"
    owner=foo
    regexp='^'
    state=present
    insertafter=EOF
    create=True

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- name: Update bashrc for PythonBrew for foo user

lineinfile:

dest=/home/foo/.bashrc

backup=yes

line="[[ -s ${pythonbrew.bashrc_path} ]] && source ${pythonbrew.bashrc_path}"

owner=foo

regexp='^'

state=present

insertafter=EOF

create=True

The problem I’m having is that it’s replacing the last line in the file (which is fi) with my new line rather than appending the line. This produces a syntax error.

Do I have the parameters correct? I’ve tried setting regexp to both '^' and '' (blank). Is there another way to go about this?

I’m using Ansible 1.3.3.

Question 2

Apparently ansible has matured and now (version >2.4.0) according to the documentation, The defaults when only the line is specified will append a given line to the destination file:

    - name: Update bashrc for PythonBrew for foo user
      lineinfile:
        dest: /home/foo/.bashrc
        line: "[[ -s ${pythonbrew.bashrc_path} ]] && source {pythonbrew.bashrc_path}"
        owner: foo

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- name: Update bashrc for PythonBrew for foo user

lineinfile:

dest: /home/foo/.bashrc

line: "[[ -s ${pythonbrew.bashrc_path} ]] && source {pythonbrew.bashrc_path}"

owner: foo

In Ansible, how do I add a line to the end of a file?

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