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Modules
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Execution Modules
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Salt modules are the functions called by the :command:`salt` command. It should
be noted that the modules listed here are execution modules, not state modules.
Salt execution modules are the functions called by the :command:`salt` command.
.. note::
Salt execution modules are different from state modules and cannot be
called directly within state files. You must use the `module` state module
to execute execution modules within state runs.
.. seealso:: :ref:`Full list of builtin modules <all-salt.modules>`