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diff --git a/cloudinit/config/cc_write_files.py b/cloudinit/config/cc_write_files.py
index b1096b9b..b5956bda 100644
--- a/cloudinit/config/cc_write_files.py
+++ b/cloudinit/config/cc_write_files.py
@@ -16,6 +16,48 @@
 #    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 #    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
+"""
+Write Files
+-----------
+**Summary:** write arbitrary files
+
+Write out arbitrary content to files, optionally setting permissions. Content
+can be specified in plain text or binary. Data encoded with either base64 or
+binary gzip data can be specified and will be decoded before being written.
+
+.. note::
+    if multiline data is provided, care should be taken to ensure that it
+    follows yaml formatting standargs. to specify binary data, use the yaml
+    option ``!!binary``
+
+**Internal name:** ``cc_write_files``
+
+**Module frequency:** per instance
+
+**Supported distros:** all
+
+**Config keys**::
+
+    write_files:
+        - encoding: b64
+          content: CiMgVGhpcyBmaWxlIGNvbnRyb2xzIHRoZSBzdGF0ZSBvZiBTRUxpbnV4...
+          owner: root:root
+          path: /etc/sysconfig/selinux
+          permissions: '0644'
+        - content: |
+            # My new /etc/sysconfig/samba file
+
+            SMDBOPTIONS="-D"
+          path: /etc/sysconfig/samba
+        - content: !!binary |
+            f0VMRgIBAQAAAAAAAAAAAAIAPgABAAAAwARAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAJAVAAAAAA
+            AEAAHgAdAAYAAAAFAAAAQAAAAAAAAABAAEAAAAAAAEAAQAAAAAAAwAEAAAAAAA
+            AAAAAAAAAwAAAAQAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAACQAAAAAAAAAJAAAAAAAAcAAAAAAAAAB
+            ...
+          path: /bin/arch
+          permissions: '0555'
+"""
+
 import base64
 import os
 import six