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* Docs refactor as outlined in https://github.com/ansible/proposals/issues/79. Moves content into 'guides'; refactors TOC; fixes CSS; design tweaks to layout and CSS; fixes generated plugin, CLI and module docs to fix links accodingly; more.
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.. _ansible-doc:
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ansible-doc
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===========
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:strong:`plugin documentation tool`
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.. contents::
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:local:
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:depth: 2
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.. program:: ansible-doc
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Synopsis
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.. code-block:: bash
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ansible-doc [-l|-F|-s] [options] [-t <plugin type> ] [plugin]
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Description
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displays information on modules installed in Ansible libraries.
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It displays a terse listing of plugins and their short descriptions,
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provides a printout of their DOCUMENTATION strings,
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and it can create a short "snippet" which can be pasted into a playbook.
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Common Options
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==============
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.. option:: --version
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show program's version number and exit
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.. option:: -F, --list_files
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Show plugin names and their source files without summaries (implies --list)
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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:: -a, --all
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**For internal testing only** Show documentation for all plugins.
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.. option:: -h, --help
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show this help message and exit
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.. option:: -l, --list
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List available plugins
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.. option:: -s, --snippet
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Show playbook snippet for specified plugin(s)
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.. option:: -t <TYPE>, --type <TYPE>
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Choose which plugin type (defaults to "module")
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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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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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: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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