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