Copy vs Featch

In Ansible, both fetch and copy modules are used for file transfers, but they work in opposite directions.

Feature	fetch	copy
Direction	Pulls files from remote to the control machine	Pushes files from control machine to remote
Use Case	Used to retrieve logs, backups, or config files from remote servers	Used to deploy scripts, configs, or binaries to remote servers
Example	fetch: src=/var/log/syslog dest=/tmp/	copy: src=/local/file.txt dest=/remote/path/
Destination Path	Destination is always on the control node	Destination is on the remote node
Permissions	Doesn't preserve permissions by default	Can preserve permissions (mode, owner, group)

Example Usage:

1. fetch (Pull from remote to control machine)

   - name: Fetch logs from remote server
     fetch:
       src: /var/log/syslog
       dest: /tmp/
       flat: yes  # Avoids creating hostname-based directories

2. copy (Push from control machine to remote server)

   - name: Copy configuration file to remote server
     copy:
       src: /local/config.yaml
       dest: /etc/app/config.yaml
       mode: '0644'

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