Ansible CLI cheatsheet
This page shows one or more examples of each Ansible command line utility with some common flags added and a link to the full documentation for the command. This page offers a quick reminder of some common use cases only - it may be out of date or incomplete or both. For canonical documentation, follow the links to the CLI pages.
ansible-playbook
ansible-playbook -i /path/to/my_inventory_file -u my_connection_user -k -f 3 -T 30 -t my_tag -m /path/to/my_modules -b -K my_playbook.yml
- Loads
my_playbook.yml
from the current working directory and: -i
- usesmy_inventory_file
in the path provided for inventory to match the pattern.-u
- connects over SSH asmy_connection_user
.-k
- asks for password which is then provided to SSH authentication.-f
- allocates 3 forks.-T
- sets a 30-second timeout.-t
- runs only tasks marked with the tagmy_tag
.-m
- loads local modules from/path/to/my/modules
.-b
- executes with elevated privileges (uses become).-K
- prompts the user for the become password.
See ansible-playbook for detailed documentation.