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* address toc-tree-glob-pattern-no-match errors * address Include-file-not-found error * address 2.10 porting guide errors, add warning to page * updates individual plugin type pages * Add ignores. Co-authored-by: Alicia Cozine <acozine@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Matt Clay <matt@mystile.com>
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.. _cliconf_plugins:
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Cliconf Plugins
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===============
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.. contents::
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:local:
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:depth: 2
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.. warning::
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Links on this page may not point to the most recent versions of plugins. In preparation for the release of 2.10, many plugins and modules have migrated to Collections on `Ansible Galaxy <https://galaxy.ansible.com>`_. For the current development status of Collections and FAQ see `Ansible Collections Community Guide <https://github.com/ansible-collections/general/blob/master/README.rst>`_.
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Cliconf plugins are abstractions over the CLI interface to network devices. They provide a standard interface
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for Ansible to execute tasks on those network devices.
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These plugins generally correspond one-to-one to network device platforms. The appropriate cliconf plugin will
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thus be automatically loaded based on the ``ansible_network_os`` variable.
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.. _enabling_cliconf:
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Adding cliconf plugins
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-------------------------
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You can extend Ansible to support other network devices by dropping a custom plugin into the ``cliconf_plugins`` directory.
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.. _using_cliconf:
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Using cliconf plugins
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------------------------
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The cliconf plugin to use is determined automatically from the ``ansible_network_os`` variable. There should be no reason to override this functionality.
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Most cliconf plugins can operate without configuration. A few have additional options that can be set to impact how
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tasks are translated into CLI commands.
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Plugins are self-documenting. Each plugin should document its configuration options.
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.. _cliconf_plugin_list:
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Plugin list
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-----------
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These plugins have migrated to a collection. Updates on where to find and how to use them will be coming soon.
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.. seealso::
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:ref:`Ansible for Network Automation<network_guide>`
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An overview of using Ansible to automate networking devices.
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`User Mailing List <https://groups.google.com/group/ansible-devel>`_
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Have a question? Stop by the google group!
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`irc.freenode.net <http://irc.freenode.net>`_
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#ansible-network IRC chat channel
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