replace module's before/after should use MULTILINE about ansible HOT 3 CLOSED

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This is not a bug as it is a documented behavior https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/replace_module.html#parameter-after. Changing this would be a breaking change and unfortunately we have no plans implementing this change, especially since there is a workaround.

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Where is it documented? It says "Uses DOTALL", it doesn't say that it doesn't use MULTILINE, contrary to the regexp.

But I can file a PR against the documentation instead, if you want to keep the behavior.

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