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.. _ansible-console:
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ansible-console
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:strong:`REPL console for executing Ansible tasks.`
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.. contents::
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:local:
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:depth: 2
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.. program:: ansible-console
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Synopsis
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.. code-block:: bash
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ansible-console [<host-pattern>] [options]
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Description
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a REPL that allows for running ad-hoc tasks against a chosen inventory (based on dominis' ansible-shell).
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Common Options
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.. option:: --ask-su-pass
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ask for su password (deprecated, use become)
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.. option:: --ask-sudo-pass
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ask for sudo password (deprecated, use become)
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.. option:: --ask-vault-pass
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ask for vault password
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.. option:: --become-method <BECOME_METHOD>
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privilege escalation method to use (default=sudo), valid choices: [ sudo | su | pbrun | pfexec | doas | dzdo | ksu | runas | pmrun | enable ]
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.. option:: --become-user <BECOME_USER>
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run operations as this user (default=root)
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.. option:: --list-hosts
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outputs a list of matching hosts; does not execute anything else
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.. option:: --playbook-dir <BASEDIR>
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Since this tool does not use playbooks, use this as a subsitute playbook directory.This sets the relative path for many features including roles/ group_vars/ etc.
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.. option:: --private-key, --key-file
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use this file to authenticate the connection
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.. option:: --scp-extra-args <SCP_EXTRA_ARGS>
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specify extra arguments to pass to scp only (e.g. -l)
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.. option:: --sftp-extra-args <SFTP_EXTRA_ARGS>
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specify extra arguments to pass to sftp only (e.g. -f, -l)
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.. option:: --ssh-common-args <SSH_COMMON_ARGS>
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specify common arguments to pass to sftp/scp/ssh (e.g. ProxyCommand)
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.. option:: --ssh-extra-args <SSH_EXTRA_ARGS>
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specify extra arguments to pass to ssh only (e.g. -R)
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.. option:: --step
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one-step-at-a-time: confirm each task before running
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.. option:: --syntax-check
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perform a syntax check on the playbook, but do not execute it
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.. option:: --vault-id
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the vault identity to use
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.. option:: --vault-password-file
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vault password file
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.. option:: --version
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show program's version number and exit
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.. option:: -C, --check
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don't make any changes; instead, try to predict some of the changes that may occur
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.. option:: -D, --diff
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when changing (small) files and templates, show the differences in those files; works great with --check
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.. option:: -K, --ask-become-pass
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ask for privilege escalation password
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.. option:: -M, --module-path
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prepend colon-separated path(s) to module library (default=[u'/Users/sbutler/.ansible/plugins/modules', u'/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules'])
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.. option:: -R <SU_USER>, --su-user <SU_USER>
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run operations with su as this user (default=None) (deprecated, use become)
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.. option:: -S, --su
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run operations with su (deprecated, use become)
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.. option:: -T <TIMEOUT>, --timeout <TIMEOUT>
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override the connection timeout in seconds (default=10)
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.. option:: -U <SUDO_USER>, --sudo-user <SUDO_USER>
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desired sudo user (default=root) (deprecated, use become)
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.. option:: -b, --become
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run operations with become (does not imply password prompting)
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.. option:: -c <CONNECTION>, --connection <CONNECTION>
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connection type to use (default=smart)
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.. option:: -f <FORKS>, --forks <FORKS>
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specify number of parallel processes to use (default=5)
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.. option:: -h, --help
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show this help message and exit
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.. option:: -i, --inventory, --inventory-file
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specify inventory host path or comma separated host list. --inventory-file is deprecated
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.. option:: -k, --ask-pass
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ask for connection password
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.. option:: -l <SUBSET>, --limit <SUBSET>
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further limit selected hosts to an additional pattern
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.. option:: -s, --sudo
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run operations with sudo (nopasswd) (deprecated, use become)
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.. option:: -u <REMOTE_USER>, --user <REMOTE_USER>
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connect as this user (default=None)
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.. option:: -v, --verbose
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verbose mode (-vvv for more, -vvvv to enable connection debugging)
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Environment
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The following environment variables may be specified.
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:envvar:`ANSIBLE_CONFIG` -- Override the default ansible config file
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Many more are available for most options in ansible.cfg
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Files
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:file:`/etc/ansible/ansible.cfg` -- Config file, used if present
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:file:`~/.ansible.cfg` -- User config file, overrides the default config if present
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Author
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======
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Ansible was originally written by Michael DeHaan.
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See the `AUTHORS` file for a complete list of contributors.
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Copyright
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=========
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Copyright © 2017 Red Hat, Inc | Ansible.
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Ansible is released under the terms of the GPLv3 License.
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See also
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========
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:manpage:`ansible(1)`, :manpage:`ansible-config(1)`, :manpage:`ansible-console(1)`, :manpage:`ansible-doc(1)`, :manpage:`ansible-galaxy(1)`, :manpage:`ansible-inventory(1)`, :manpage:`ansible-playbook(1)`, :manpage:`ansible-pull(1)`, :manpage:`ansible-vault(1)`,
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