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