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:documentationPath: /workflow/actions/
:language: en_US
:description: The Write To File action writes custom text from a field to a file.

= Write to File

== Description

The `Write to file` action writes custom text from a field to a file.

== Options

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|===
|Option|Description
2+|File
|Action name|The name of the workflow action.
|File name|The file directory and name.
|Browse...|Browse the filesystem for a file location.
|Create parent folder|Whether to create the parent folder.
|Append file|Will overwrite the previous file if unchecked, if checked it will append new text to the previous file.
2+|Content
|Encoding|The encoding to use while writing the file.
|Text|The text to write to the file.
|===
