--- - name: A common play hosts: testhost gather_facts: no tasks: - debug: msg: 'ansible_check_mode: {{ansible_check_mode}}' - name: Command command: ls -l - name: "Command with check_mode: false" command: ls -l check_mode: false - name: "Command with check_mode: true" command: ls -l check_mode: true - name: "Play with check_mode: true (runs always in check_mode)" hosts: testhost gather_facts: no check_mode: true tasks: - debug: msg: 'ansible_check_mode: {{ansible_check_mode}}' - name: Command command: ls -l - name: "Command with check_mode: false" command: ls -l check_mode: false - name: "Command with check_mode: true" command: ls -l check_mode: true - name: "Play with check_mode: false (runs always in wet mode)" hosts: testhost gather_facts: no check_mode: false tasks: - debug: msg: 'ansible_check_mode: {{ansible_check_mode}}' - name: Command command: ls -l - name: "Command with check_mode: false" command: ls -l check_mode: false - name: "Command with check_mode: true" command: ls -l check_mode: true - name: "Play with a block with check_mode: true" hosts: testhost gather_facts: no tasks: - block: - name: Command command: ls -l - name: "Command with check_mode: false" command: ls -l check_mode: false - name: "Command with check_mode: true" command: ls -l check_mode: true check_mode: true - name: "Play with a block with check_mode: false" hosts: testhost gather_facts: no tasks: - block: - name: Command command: ls -l - name: "Command with check_mode: false" command: ls -l check_mode: false - name: "Command with check_mode: true" command: ls -l check_mode: true check_mode: false