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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
-------
*-b*, *--become*::
Use privilege escalation (specific one depends on become_method),
this does not imply prompting for passwords.
*-K*, *--ask-become-pass*::
Ask for privilege escalation password.
*-k*, *--ask-pass*::
Prompt for the connection password, if it is needed for the transport used.
For example, using ssh and not having a key-based authentication with ssh-agent.
*--ask-su-pass*::
Prompt for su password, used with --su (deprecated, use become).
*--ask-sudo-pass*::
Prompt for the password to use with --sudo, if any (deprecated, use become).
*--ask-vault-pass*::
Prompt for vault password.
*-C*, *--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.
*-c* 'CONNECTION', *--connection=*'CONNECTION'::
Connection type to use. Most common options are 'paramiko' (SSH), 'ssh', 'winrm'
and 'local'. 'local' is mostly useful for crontab or kickstarts.
*-D*, *--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.
*-e* 'EXTRA_VARS', *--extra-vars=*'EXTRA_VARS'::
Extra variables to inject into a playbook, in key=value key=value format or
as quoted YAML/JSON (hashes and arrays). To load variables from a file, specify
the file preceded by @ (e.g. @vars.yml).
*--flush-cache*::
Clear the fact cache.
*--force-handlers*::
Run handlers even if a task fails.
*-f* 'NUM', *--forks=*'NUM'::
Level of parallelism. 'NUM' is specified as an integer, the default is 5.
*-h*, *--help*::
Show help page and exit.
*-i* 'PATH', *--inventory=*'PATH'::
The 'PATH' to the inventory, which defaults to '/etc/ansible/hosts'.
Alternatively, you can use a comma-separated list of hosts or a single host with a trailing comma 'host,'.
*-l* 'SUBSET', *--limit=*'SUBSET'::
Further limits the selected host/group patterns.
You can prefix it with '~' to indicate that the pattern is a regex.
*--list-hosts*::
Outputs a list of matching hosts; does not execute anything else.
*--list-tags*::
List all available tags; does not execute anything else.
*--list-tasks*::
List all tasks that would be executed; does not execute anything else.
*-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.
*--private-key=*'PRIVATE_KEY_FILE'::
Use this file to authenticate the connection.
*--start-at-task=*'START_AT'::
Start the playbook at the task matching this name.
*--step*::
One-step-at-a-time: confirm each task before running.
*-S*, --su*::
Run operations with su (deprecated, use become).
*-R SU-USER*, *--su-user=*'SU_USER'::
Run operations with su as this user (default=root) (deprecated, use become).
*-s*, *--sudo*::
Run the command as the user given by -u and sudo to root (deprecated, use become).
*--ssh-common-args=*''-o ProxyCommand="ssh -W %h:%p ..." ...''::
Add the specified arguments to any sftp/scp/ssh command-line. Useful to
set a ProxyCommand to use a jump host, but any arguments that are
accepted by all three programs may be specified.
*--sftp-extra-args=*''-f ...''::
Add the specified arguments to any sftp command-line.
*--scp-extra-args=*''-l ...''::
Add the specified arguments to any scp command-line.
*--ssh-extra-args=*''-R ...''::
Add the specified arguments to any ssh command-line.
*-U* 'SUDO_USERNAME', *--sudo-user=*'SUDO_USERNAME'::
Sudo to 'SUDO_USERNAME' default is root. (deprecated, use become).
*--skip-tags=*'SKIP_TAGS'::
Only run plays and tasks whose tags do not match these values.
*--syntax-check*::
Look for syntax errors in the playbook, but don't run anything.
*-t*, 'TAGS', *--tags=*'TAGS'::
Only run plays and tasks tagged with these values.
*-T* 'SECONDS', *--timeout=*'SECONDS'::
Connection timeout to use when trying to talk to hosts, in 'SECONDS'.
*-u* 'USERNAME', *--user=*'USERNAME'::
Use this 'USERNAME' to login to the target host, instead of the current user.
*--vault-password-file=*'VAULT_PASSWORD_FILE'::
Vault password file.
*-v*, *--verbose*::
Verbose mode, more output from successful actions will be shown. Give
up to three times for more output.
*--version*::
Show program's version number and exit.
EXIT STATUS
-----------
*0* -- OK or no hosts matched
*1* -- Error
*2* -- One or more hosts failed
*3* -- One or more hosts were unreachable
*4* -- Parser error
*5* -- Bad or incomplete options
*99* -- User interrupted execution
*250* -- Unexpected error
ENVIRONMENT
-----------
The following environment variables may be specified:
ANSIBLE_INVENTORY -- Override the default ansible inventory file
ANSIBLE_LIBRARY -- Override the default ansible module library path
ANSIBLE_CONFIG -- Override the default ansible config file
Many more are available for most options in ansible.cfg
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), *ansible-vault*(1), *ansible-galaxy*(1)
Extensive documentation is available in the documentation site:
<http://docs.ansible.com>. IRC and mailing list info can be found
in file CONTRIBUTING.md, available in: <https://github.com/ansible/ansible>