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Support for ANSIBLE_HOSTS is faded out, see commit
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ansible-playbook(1)
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:doctype:manpage
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:man source: Ansible
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:man version: %VERSION%
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:man manual: System administration commands
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NAME
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----
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ansible-playbook - run an ansible playbook
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SYNOPSIS
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--------
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ansible-playbook <filename.yml> ... [options]
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DESCRIPTION
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-----------
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*Ansible playbooks* are a configuration and multinode deployment
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system. Ansible-playbook is the tool used to run them. See the
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project home page (link below) for more information.
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ARGUMENTS
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---------
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*filename.yml*::
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The names of one or more YAML format files to run as ansible playbooks.
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OPTIONS
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-------
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*-v*, *--verbose*::
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Verbose mode, more output from successful actions will be shown. Give
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up to three times for more output.
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*-i* 'PATH', *--inventory=*'PATH'::
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The 'PATH' to the inventory hosts file, which defaults to
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'/etc/ansible/hosts'.
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*-M* 'DIRECTORY', *--module-path=*'DIRECTORY'::
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The 'DIRECTORY' search path to load modules from. The default is
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'/usr/share/ansible'. This can also be set with the ANSIBLE_LIBRARY
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environment variable.
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*-e* 'VARS', *--extra-vars=*'VARS'::
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Extra variables to inject into a playbook, in key=value key=value format or
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as quoted JSON (hashes and arrays). To load variables from a file, specify
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the file preceded by @ (e.g. @vars.yml).
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*-f* 'NUM', *--forks=*'NUM'::
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Level of parallelism. 'NUM' is specified as an integer, the default is 5.
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*-k*, *--ask-pass*::
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Prompt for the SSH password instead of assuming key-based
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authentication with ssh-agent.
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*-K*, *--ask-sudo-pass*::
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Prompt for the password to use for playbook plays that request sudo
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access, if any.
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*-U*, 'SUDO_USER', *--sudo-user=*'SUDO_USER'::
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Desired sudo user (default=root).
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*-t*, 'TAGS', *--tags=*'TAGS'::
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Only run plays and tasks tagged with these values.
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*--skip-tags=*'SKIP_TAGS'::
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Only run plays and tasks whose tags do not match these values.
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*--syntax-check*::
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Look for syntax errors in the playbook, but don't run anything
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*--check*::
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Do not make any changes on the remote system, but test resources to see what might
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have changed. Note this can not scan all possible resource types and is only
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a simulation.
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*--diff*::
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When changing any templated files, show the unified diffs of how they changed. When
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used with --check, shows how the files would have changed if --check were not used.
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*-T* 'SECONDS', *--timeout=*'SECONDS'::
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Connection timeout to use when trying to talk to hosts, in 'SECONDS'.
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*-s*, *--sudo*::
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Force all plays to use sudo, even if not marked as such.
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*-u* 'USERNAME', *--user=*'USERNAME'::
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Use this remote user name on playbook steps that do not indicate a
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user name to run as.
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*-c* 'CONNECTION', *--connection=*'CONNECTION'::
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Connection type to use. Possible options are 'paramiko' (SSH), 'ssh',
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and 'local'. 'local' is mostly useful for crontab or kickstarts.
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*-l* 'SUBSET', *--limit=*'SUBSET'::
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Further limits the selected host/group patterns.
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*--list-hosts*::
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Outputs a list of matching hosts; does not execute anything else.
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ENVIRONMENT
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The following environment variables may be specified.
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ANSIBLE_INVENTORY -- Override the default ansible inventory file
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ANSIBLE_LIBRARY -- Override the default ansible module library path
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FILES
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-----
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/etc/ansible/hosts -- Default inventory file
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/usr/share/ansible/ -- Default module library
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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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AUTHOR
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------
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Ansible was originally written by Michael DeHaan. See the AUTHORS file
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for a complete list of contributors.
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COPYRIGHT
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Copyright © 2012, Michael DeHaan
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Ansible is released under the terms of the GPLv3 License.
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SEE ALSO
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--------
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*ansible*(1), *ansible-pull*(1), *ansible-doc*(1)
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Extensive documentation is available in the documentation site:
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<http://docs.ansible.com>. IRC and mailing list info can be found
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in file CONTRIBUTING.md, available in: <https://github.com/ansible/ansible>
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