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144 lines
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ansible(1)
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:doctype:manpage
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:man source: Ansible
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:man version: 0.0.1
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:man manual: System administration commands
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NAME
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----
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ansible - run a command somewhere else
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SYNOPSIS
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--------
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ansible <host-pattern> [-f forks] [-m module_name] [-a args]
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DESCRIPTION
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-----------
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*Ansible* is an extra-simple tool/framework/API for doing \'remote things' over
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SSH.
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ARGUMENTS
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*host-pattern*::
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A name of a group in the inventory file, a shell-like glob selecting hosts in inventory
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file, or any combination of the two seperated by semicolons.
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OPTIONS
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-------
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*-i*, *--inventory*::
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Path to the inventory hosts file, which defaults to /etc/ansible/hosts.
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*-f*, *--forks*::
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Level of parallelism. Specify as an integer, the default is 5.
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*-m*, *--module-name*::
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Module name to execute.
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*-M*, *--module-path*::
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Where to load modules from. The default is /usr/share/ansible
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*-a*, *--args*::
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Arguments to pass to the module
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*-k*, *--ask-pass*::
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Prompt for the SSH password instead of assuming key-based authentication with ssh-agent.
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*-o*, *--one-line*::
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Try to output everything on one line.
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*-t*, *--tree*::
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Save contents in this output directory, with the results named in a file named after each host.
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*-T*, *--timeout*::
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Connection timeout to use when trying to talk to hosts, in seconds.
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*-B*, *--background*::
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Runs commands in the background, killing the task after N seconds.
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*-P*, *--poll*::
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Poll a background job every (this many) seconds. Requires -B.
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*-u*, *--remote-user*::
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Use this remote username instead of root
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INVENTORY
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Ansible stores the hosts it can potentially operate on in an inventory
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file. The syntax is one host per line. Groups headers are allowed and
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are included on their own line, enclosed in square brackets.
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FILES
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/etc/ansible/hosts -- Default inventory file
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/usr/share/ansible/ -- Default module library
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ENVIRONMENT
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The following environment variables may specified.
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ANSIBLE_HOSTS -- Override the default ansible hosts file
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ANSIBLE_LIBRARY -- Override the default ansible module library path
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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-playbook*(1)
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Extensive documentation as well as IRC and mailing list info
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is available on the ansible home page: <https://ansible.github.com/>
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