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.TH "ANSIBLE\-PLAYBOOK" "1" "03/31/2012" "Ansible 0\&.0\&.1" "System administration commands"
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.SH "NAME"
ansible-playbook \- run an ansible playbook
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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ansible\-playbook <filename\&.yml> \&... [options]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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\fBAnsible playbooks\fR 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\&.
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fBfilename\&.yml\fR
.RS 4
The names of one or more YAML format files to run as ansible playbooks\&.
.RE
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-inventory\fR
.RS 4
Path to the inventory hosts file, which defaults to /etc/ansible/hosts\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-M\fR, \fB\-\-module\-path\fR
.RS 4
Where to load modules from\&. The default is /usr/share/ansible
.RE
.PP
\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-forks\fR
.RS 4
Desired level of parallelism\&. Default 5\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-k\fR, \fB\-\-ask\-pass\fR
.RS 4
Prompt for the SSH password instead of assuming key\-based authentication with ssh\-agent\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-T\fR, \fB\-\-timeout\fR
.RS 4
Connection timeout to use when trying to talk to hosts, in seconds\&.
.RE
.SH "ENVIRONMENT"
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The following environment variables may specified\&.
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ANSIBLE_HOSTS  \(em Override the default ansible hosts file
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ANSIBLE_LIBRARY \(em Override the default ansible module library path
.SH "AUTHOR"
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Ansible was originally written by Michael DeHaan\&. See the AUTHORS file for a complete list of contributors\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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Copyright \(co 2012, Michael DeHaan
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Ansible is released under the terms of the GPLv3 License\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBansible\fR(1)
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Extensive documentation as well as IRC and mailing list info is available on the ansible home page: https://ansible\&.github\&.com/