New in version 1.3.
parameter | required | default | choices | comments |
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name |
yes |
name of package to install/remove
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state |
no | present |
|
state of the package
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use_packages |
no | True |
|
use packages instead of ports whenever available
|
# Install package foo - portinstall: name: foo state: present # Install package security/cyrus-sasl2-saslauthd - portinstall: name: security/cyrus-sasl2-saslauthd state: present # Remove packages foo and bar - portinstall: name: foo,bar state: absent
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