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DEVEL
jtanner@u1204:~/issues/jlaska-awx-install-fail$ ansible -i inventory localhost -m file -a "path=/tmp/newfoo state=file"
localhost | FAILED >> {
    "failed": true, 
    "msg": "file (/tmp/newfoo) is absent, cannot continue", 
    "path": "/tmp/newfoo", 
    "state": "absent"
}

1.4.5
jtanner@u1204:~/issues/jlaska-awx-install-fail$ ansible -i inventory localhost -m file -a "path=/tmp/newfoo state=file"
localhost | FAILED >> {
    "failed": true, 
    "msg": "file (/tmp/newfoo) does not exist, use copy or template module to create", 
    "path": "/tmp/newfoo", 
    "state": "absent"
}