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PROGRAM:
NAME
ansible - run a task on a target host(s)
SYNOPSIS
ansible <host-pattern> [-m module_name] [-a args] [options]
DESCRIPTION
Ansible is an extra-simple tool/framework/API for doing 'remote things'. This is the adhoc
command that allows for a 'single task playbook' run.
ARGUMENTS
host-pattern
A name of a group in the inventory, a shell-like glob selecting hosts in inventory or
any combination of the two separated by commas.
OPTIONS
-a 'ARGUMENTS', --args='ARGUMENTS'
The ARGUMENTS to pass to the module.
--ask-become-pass
Ask for privilege escalation password.
-k, --ask-pass
Prompt for the connection password, if it is needed for the transport used. For
example, using ssh and not having a key-based authentication with ssh-agent.
--ask-su-pass
Prompt for su password, used with --su (deprecated, use become).
-K, --ask-sudo-pass
Prompt for the password to use with --sudo, if any (deprecated, use become).
--ask-vault-pass
Prompt for vault password.
-B NUM, --background=NUM
Run commands in the background, killing the task after NUM seconds.
--become-method=BECOME_METHOD
Privilege escalation method to use (default=sudo), valid choices: [ sudo | su | pbrun
| pfexec | runas | doas ]
--become-user=BECOME_USER
Run operations as this user (default=root).
-C, --check
Do not make any changes on the remote system, but test resources to see what might
have changed. Note this can not scan all possible resource types and is only a
simulation.
-c CONNECTION, --connection=CONNECTION
Connection type to use. Most common options are paramiko (SSH), ssh, winrm and local.
local is mostly useful for crontab or kickstarts.
-e EXTRA_VARS, --extra-vars='EXTRA_VARS
Extra variables to inject into a playbook, in key=value key=value format or as quoted
YAML/JSON (hashes and arrays). To load variables from a file, specify the file
preceded by @ (e.g. @vars.yml).
-f NUM, --forks=NUM
Level of parallelism. NUM is specified as an integer, the default is 5.
-h, --help
Show help message and exit.
-i PATH, --inventory=PATH
The PATH to the inventory, which defaults to /etc/ansible/hosts. Alternatively you can
use a comma separated list of hosts or single host with traling comma host,.
-l SUBSET, --limit=SUBSET
Further limits the selected host/group patterns. You can prefix it with ~ to indicate
that the patter in a regex.
--list-hosts
Outputs a list of matching hosts; does not execute anything else.
-m NAME, --module-name=NAME
Execute the module called NAME.
-M DIRECTORY, --module-path=DIRECTORY
The DIRECTORY search path to load modules from. The default is /usr/share/ansible.
This can also be set with the ANSIBLE_LIBRARY environment variable.
-o, --one-line
Try to output everything on one line.
-P NUM, --poll=NUM
Poll a background job every NUM seconds. Requires -B.
--private-key=PRIVATE_KEY_FILE
Use this file to authenticate the connection.
-S, --su
Run operations with su (deprecated, use become).
-R SU_USER, --se-user=SUDO_USER
Run operations with su as this user (default=root) (deprecated, use become).
-s, --sudo
Run the command as the user given by -u and sudo to root (deprecated, use become).
--ssh-common-args='-o ProxyCommand="ssh -W %h:%p ..." ...'
Add the specified arguments to any sftp/scp/ssh command-line. Useful to set a
ProxyCommand to use a jump host, but any arguments that are accepted by all three
programs may be specified.
--sftp-extra-args='-f ...'
Add the specified arguments to any sftp command-line.
--scp-extra-args='-l ...'
Add the specified arguments to any scp command-line.
--ssh-extra-args='-R ...'
Add the specified arguments to any ssh command-line.
-U SUDO_USERNAME, --sudo-user=SUDO_USERNAME
Sudo to SUDO_USERNAME default is root. (deprecated, use become).
-t DIRECTORY, --tree=DIRECTORY
Save contents in this output DIRECTORY, with the results saved in a file named after
each host.
-T SECONDS, --timeout=SECONDS
Connection timeout to use when trying to talk to hosts, in SECONDS.
-u USERNAME, --user=USERNAME
Use this USERNAME to login to the target host, instead of the current user.
--vault-password-file=VAULT_PASSWORD_FILE
A file containing the vault password to be used during the decryption of vault
encrypted files. Be sure to keep this file secured if it is used. If the file is
executable, it will be run and its standard output will be used as the password.
-v, --verbose
Verbose mode, more output from successful actions will be shown. Give up to three
times for more output.
--version
Show program version number and exit.
INVENTORY
Ansible stores the hosts it can potentially operate on in an inventory. This can be an
ini-like file, a script, directory or a list. The ini syntax is one host per line. Groups
headers are allowed and are included on their own line, enclosed in square brackets that
start the line.
Ranges of hosts are also supported. For more information and additional options, see the
documentation on http://docs.ansible.com/.
ENVIRONMENT
The following environment variables may be specified.
ANSIBLE_INVENTORY — Override the default ansible inventory file
ANSIBLE_LIBRARY — Override the default ansible module library path
ANSIBLE_CONFIG — Override the default ansible config file
Many more are available for most options in ansible.cfg
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