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ansible

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Manage groups of computers remotely over SSH. (use the `/etc/ansible/hosts` file to add new groups/hosts). Some subcommands such as `galaxy` have their own usage documentation.

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Subcommands (7)

ansible-doc

Display information on modules installed in Ansible libraries. Display a terse listing of plugins and their short descriptions.

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ansible-galaxy

Perform various Ansible Role and Collection related operations.

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ansible-inventory

Display or dump an Ansible inventory. See also: `ansible`.

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ansible-lint

Apply rules and follow best practices with your automation content.

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ansible-playbook

Execute tasks defined in playbook on remote machines over SSH.

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ansible-pull

Pull ansible playbooks from a VCS repo and executes them for the local host.

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ansible-vault

Encrypt and decrypt values, data structures, and files within Ansible projects.

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Options (4)

-m, --module-nameboolean

Ping a group of hosts by invoking the ping module

Example: ansible {{group}} {{[-m|--module-name]}} ping
-a, --argsboolean

Execute a command on a group of hosts by invoking command module with arguments

Example: ansible {{group}} {{[-m|--module-name]}} command {{[-a|--args]}} '{{my_command}}'
-b, --becomeboolean

Execute a command with administrative privileges

Example: ansible {{group}} {{[-b|--become]}} --ask-become-pass {{[-m|--module-name]}} command {{[-a|--args]}} '{{my_command}}'
-i, --inventoryboolean

Execute a command using a custom inventory file

Example: ansible {{group}} {{[-i|--inventory]}} {{inventory_file}} {{[-m|--module-name]}} command {{[-a|--args]}} '{{my_command}}'

Examples (7)

List hosts belonging to a group

ansible group --list-hosts

Ping a group of hosts by invoking the ping module

ansible group [-m|--module-name] ping

Display facts about a group of hosts by invoking the setup module

ansible group [-m|--module-name] setup

Execute a command on a group of hosts by invoking command module with arguments

ansible group [-m|--module-name] command [-a|--args] 'my_command'

Execute a command with administrative privileges

ansible group [-b|--become] --ask-become-pass [-m|--module-name] command [-a|--args] 'my_command'

Execute a command using a custom inventory file

ansible group [-i|--inventory] inventory_file [-m|--module-name] command [-a|--args] 'my_command'

List the groups in an inventory

ansible localhost [-m|--module-name] debug [-a|--args] 'var=groups.keys()'
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