What is the best way to run a script block in puppet exec? -

executing simple commands pretty straight forward. best way write, if command script block instead of one-liner, e.g.:

exec {     command => 'for in vars                                     echo $i                     more-statements                 done';  } 

a couple of ways can think of are:

• write script block proper escaping work (not tidy option)
• write script block in file.sh , execute in command

are there other options?

if want write script block, in way described:

exec { 'multi line exec':     command => "source foo.sh echo 'bar' touch /var/tmp/baz ',     path => '/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/local/bin',     provider => 'shell', } 

generally advice against doing this, because becomes little complicated escaping things (and difference between puppet usage of $ variables , actual shell $ variables...

depending on complexity of script, , if want run tools other puppet, i'd create file-on-disk file type, have exec run scripts.

or better, split shells parts separate exec resources dependancies , unless parameters.