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+Drush
+=====
+
+Install a more modern version of Drush than is normally available in stock yum/apt repositories.
+
+Requirements
+------------
+
+Ansible 2.0
+
+Role Variables
+--------------
+
+None
+
+Dependencies
+------------
+
+None
+
+Example Playbook
+----------------
+
+Including an example of how to use your role (for instance, with variables passed in as parameters) is always nice for users too:
+
+    - hosts: servers
+      roles:
+         - { role: acromedia.drush }
+
+License
+-------
+
+BSD
+
+Author Information
+------------------
+
+Dale Anderson, Acro Media Inc.
+https://www.acromediainc.com/
diff --git a/meta/main.yml b/meta/main.yml
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+galaxy_info:
+  author: Dale Anderson
+  description: Installs Drush from Phar (as opposed to using apt, yum, composer, or others)
+  company: Acro Media Inc.
+
+  # If the issue tracker for your role is not on github, uncomment the
+  # next line and provide a value
+  # issue_tracker_url: http://example.com/issue/tracker
+
+  # Some suggested licenses:
+  # - BSD (default)
+  # - MIT
+  # - GPLv2
+  # - GPLv3
+  # - Apache
+  # - CC-BY
+  license: MIT
+
+  min_ansible_version: 2.0
+
+  # If this a Container Enabled role, provide the minimum Ansible Container version.
+  # min_ansible_container_version:
+
+  # Optionally specify the branch Galaxy will use when accessing the GitHub
+  # repo for this role. During role install, if no tags are available,
+  # Galaxy will use this branch. During import Galaxy will access files on
+  # this branch. If Travis integration is configured, only notifications for this
+  # branch will be accepted. Otherwise, in all cases, the repo's default branch
+  # (usually master) will be used.
+  #github_branch:
+
+  #
+  # Below are all platforms currently available. Just uncomment the ones that apply
+  # to your role. If you don't see your platform on this list, let us know,
+  # and we'll get it added!
+  #
+  platforms:
+  #- name: OpenBSD
+  #  versions:
+  #  - all
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+  #  - 2013.03
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+  #- name: FreeBSD
+  #  versions:
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+  #  - 10.0
+  #  - 10.1
+  #  - 10.2
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+  #  - 11.0
+  #  - 8.0
+  #  - 8.1
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+  #  - 8.4
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+  #  - 9.1
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+  #- name: Windows
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+  #- name: SLES
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+  #  - 11.2
+  #  - 11.3
+  #- name: eos
+  #  versions:
+  #  - all
+  #  - Any
+
+  galaxy_tags: []
+    # List tags for your role here, one per line. A tag is a keyword that describes
+    # and categorizes the role. Users find roles by searching for tags. Be sure to
+    # remove the '[]' above, if you add tags to this list.
+    #
+    # NOTE: A tag is limited to a single word comprised of alphanumeric characters.
+    #       Maximum 20 tags per role.
+
+dependencies: []
+  # List your role dependencies here, one per line. Be sure to remove the '[]' above,
+  # if you add dependencies to this list.
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diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+# tasks file for acro.drush
+
+- name: Install drush from phar
+  get_url:
+    url: https://github.com/drush-ops/drush/releases/download/8.1.10/drush.phar
+    checksum: sha256:af355c7a5a804c4175a3dddcefb1c2a9aed29c1f66d1a26863757d5aa1c0922b
+    dest: /usr/local/bin/drush
+    group: root
+    owner: root
+    mode: 0755