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.TH ANSIBLE 1 "" "Ansible 2.10.8" "System administration commands"
.SH NAME
ansible \- Define and run a single task 'playbook' against a set of hosts
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.TP
.B usage: ansible [\-h] [\-\-version] [\-v] [\-b] [\-\-become\-method BECOME_METHOD]
[\-\-become\-user BECOME_USER] [\-K] [\-i INVENTORY] [\-\-list\-hosts]
[\-l SUBSET] [\-P POLL_INTERVAL] [\-B SECONDS] [\-o] [\-t TREE] [\-k]
[\-\-private\-key PRIVATE_KEY_FILE] [\-u REMOTE_USER]
[\-c CONNECTION] [\-T TIMEOUT]
[\-\-ssh\-common\-args SSH_COMMON_ARGS]
[\-\-sftp\-extra\-args SFTP_EXTRA_ARGS]
[\-\-scp\-extra\-args SCP_EXTRA_ARGS]
[\-\-ssh\-extra\-args SSH_EXTRA_ARGS] [\-C] [\-\-syntax\-check] [\-D]
[\-e EXTRA_VARS] [\-\-vault\-id VAULT_IDS]
[\-\-ask\-vault\-password | \-\-vault\-password\-file VAULT_PASSWORD_FILES]
[\-f FORKS] [\-M MODULE_PATH] [\-\-playbook\-dir BASEDIR]
[\-a MODULE_ARGS] [\-m MODULE_NAME]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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is an extra\-simple tool/framework/API for doing \(aqremote things\(aq.
this command allows you to define and run a single task \(aqplaybook\(aq against a
set of hosts
.SH COMMON OPTIONS
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host pattern
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\fB\-\-ask\-vault\-password\fP, \fB\-\-ask\-vault\-pass\fP
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ask for vault password
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\fB\-\-become\-method\fP \(aqBECOME_METHOD\(aq
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privilege escalation method to use (default=sudo), use \fIansible\-doc \-t become \-l\fP to list valid choices.
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\fB\-\-become\-user\fP \(aqBECOME_USER\(aq
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run operations as this user (default=root)
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\fB\-\-list\-hosts\fP
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outputs a list of matching hosts; does not execute anything else
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\fB\-\-playbook\-dir\fP \(aqBASEDIR\(aq
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Since this tool does not use playbooks, use this as a substitute playbook directory.This sets the relative path for many features including roles/ group_vars/ etc.
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\fB\-\-private\-key\fP \(aqPRIVATE_KEY_FILE\(aq, \fB\-\-key\-file\fP \(aqPRIVATE_KEY_FILE\(aq
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use this file to authenticate the connection
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\fB\-\-scp\-extra\-args\fP \(aqSCP_EXTRA_ARGS\(aq
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specify extra arguments to pass to scp only (e.g. \-l)
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\fB\-\-sftp\-extra\-args\fP \(aqSFTP_EXTRA_ARGS\(aq
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specify extra arguments to pass to sftp only (e.g. \-f, \-l)
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\fB\-\-ssh\-common\-args\fP \(aqSSH_COMMON_ARGS\(aq
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specify common arguments to pass to sftp/scp/ssh (e.g. ProxyCommand)
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\fB\-\-ssh\-extra\-args\fP \(aqSSH_EXTRA_ARGS\(aq
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specify extra arguments to pass to ssh only (e.g. \-R)
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\fB\-\-syntax\-check\fP
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perform a syntax check on the playbook, but do not execute it
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\fB\-\-vault\-id\fP
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the vault identity to use
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\fB\-\-vault\-password\-file\fP, \fB\-\-vault\-pass\-file\fP
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vault password file
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\fB\-\-version\fP
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show program\(aqs version number, config file location, configured module search path, module location, executable location and exit
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\fB\-B\fP \(aqSECONDS\(aq, \fB\-\-background\fP \(aqSECONDS\(aq
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run asynchronously, failing after X seconds (default=N/A)
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\fB\-C\fP, \fB\-\-check\fP
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don\(aqt make any changes; instead, try to predict some of the changes that may occur
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\fB\-D\fP, \fB\-\-diff\fP
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when changing (small) files and templates, show the differences in those files; works great with \-\-check
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\fB\-K\fP, \fB\-\-ask\-become\-pass\fP
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ask for privilege escalation password
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\fB\-M\fP, \fB\-\-module\-path\fP
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prepend colon\-separated path(s) to module library (default=~/.ansible/plugins/modules:/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules)
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\fB\-P\fP \(aqPOLL_INTERVAL\(aq, \fB\-\-poll\fP \(aqPOLL_INTERVAL\(aq
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set the poll interval if using \-B (default=15)
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\fB\-T\fP \(aqTIMEOUT\(aq, \fB\-\-timeout\fP \(aqTIMEOUT\(aq
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override the connection timeout in seconds (default=10)
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\fB\-a\fP \(aqMODULE_ARGS\(aq, \fB\-\-args\fP \(aqMODULE_ARGS\(aq
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module arguments
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\fB\-b\fP, \fB\-\-become\fP
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run operations with become (does not imply password prompting)
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\fB\-c\fP \(aqCONNECTION\(aq, \fB\-\-connection\fP \(aqCONNECTION\(aq
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connection type to use (default=smart)
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\fB\-e\fP, \fB\-\-extra\-vars\fP
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set additional variables as key=value or YAML/JSON, if filename prepend with @
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\fB\-f\fP \(aqFORKS\(aq, \fB\-\-forks\fP \(aqFORKS\(aq
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specify number of parallel processes to use (default=5)
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\fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP
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show this help message and exit
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\fB\-i\fP, \fB\-\-inventory\fP, \fB\-\-inventory\-file\fP
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specify inventory host path or comma separated host list. \-\-inventory\-file is deprecated
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\fB\-k\fP, \fB\-\-ask\-pass\fP
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ask for connection password
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\fB\-l\fP \(aqSUBSET\(aq, \fB\-\-limit\fP \(aqSUBSET\(aq
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further limit selected hosts to an additional pattern
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\fB\-m\fP \(aqMODULE_NAME\(aq, \fB\-\-module\-name\fP \(aqMODULE_NAME\(aq
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module name to execute (default=command)
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\fB\-o\fP, \fB\-\-one\-line\fP
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condense output
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\fB\-t\fP \(aqTREE\(aq, \fB\-\-tree\fP \(aqTREE\(aq
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log output to this directory
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\fB\-u\fP \(aqREMOTE_USER\(aq, \fB\-\-user\fP \(aqREMOTE_USER\(aq
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connect as this user (default=None)
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\fB\-v\fP, \fB\-\-verbose\fP
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verbose mode (\-vvv for more, \-vvvv to enable connection debugging)
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.SH ENVIRONMENT
.sp
The following environment variables may be specified.
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ANSIBLE_CONFIG \-\- Specify override location for the ansible config file
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Many more are available for most options in ansible.cfg
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For a full list check \fI\%https://docs.ansible.com/\fP\&. or use the \fIansible\-config\fP command.
.SH FILES
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/etc/ansible/ansible.cfg \-\- Config file, used if present
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~/.ansible.cfg \-\- User config file, overrides the default config if present
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\&./ansible.cfg \-\- Local config file (in current working directory) assumed to be \(aqproject specific\(aq and overrides the rest if present.
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As mentioned above, the ANSIBLE_CONFIG environment variable will override all others.
.SH AUTHOR
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Ansible was originally written by Michael DeHaan.
.SH COPYRIGHT
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Copyright © 2018 Red Hat, Inc | Ansible.
Ansible is released under the terms of the GPLv3 license.
.SH SEE ALSO
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\fBansible\-config\fP (1), \fBansible\-console\fP (1), \fBansible\-doc\fP (1), \fBansible\-galaxy\fP (1), \fBansible\-inventory\fP (1), \fBansible\-playbook\fP (1), \fBansible\-pull\fP (1), \fBansible\-vault\fP (1)
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Extensive documentation is available in the documentation site:
<\fI\%https://docs.ansible.com\fP>.
IRC and mailing list info can be found in file CONTRIBUTING.md,
available in: <\fI\%https://github.com/ansible/ansible\fP>
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