Commands

Ansible

ansible all -a "whoami"
Execute command on all hosts specified in inventory file.

ansible all -m ping
Execute a module on all hosts.

ansible all -m ansible.builtin.setup -a "filter=ansible_os_family"
Return the ansible_os_family Ansible fact.

Playbook

ansible-playbook myPlaybook.yml
Execute a playbook.

Inventory

ansible-inventory -i myHostsFile --list
List hosts in the inventory.

ansible-inventory -i myHostsFile --list --yaml --output myHostsFile.yml
Convert inventory file format form INI to YAML.

Vault

ansible-vault create secret.yml
Create a secure file (secured by password) to store secrets.

ansible-vault edit secret.yml
Edit the secure file.

Flags

Variables

-e ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/bin/python3
Set additional variable.

Inventory

-i myHostsFile
Specify inventory file to use.

-i "192.168.1.1,"
Specify a host inline.

-i "localhost," --connection=local
Run on localhost.

User

-u myUser
Specify the user to use for remote connection.

--become
Use sudo when executing commands.

Passwords

-k
Prompt user to enter SSH password (--ask-pass).

-K
Prompt user to enter Become password (--ask-become-pass).

-J
Prompt user to enter Secure Variables's Vault password (--ask-vault-pass).

Misc

-C
Dry run, show expected output of playbook (--check).

-D
Show details of the changes (--diff).