Append with cloud-init write_files

Question

When using write_files with cloud-init, is it possible to append content? If so, how?

write_files: [
  {
    "path": "/home/user/some-file",
    "content": "\nLine to append!"
  }
]

Answer 1

per https://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/modules.html#write-files

write_files:
  - path: /home/user/some-file
    content: | 
       Line to append!
    append: true