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.. _ansible-doc:
===========
ansible-doc
===========
:strong:`plugin documentation tool`
.. contents::
:local:
:depth: 2
.. program:: ansible-doc
Synopsis
========
.. code-block:: bash
ansible-doc [-l|-F|-s] [options] [-t <plugin type> ] [plugin]
Description
===========
displays information on modules installed in Ansible libraries.
It displays a terse listing of plugins and their short descriptions,
provides a printout of their DOCUMENTATION strings,
and it can create a short "snippet" which can be pasted into a playbook.
Common Options
==============
.. option:: --version
show program's version number and exit
.. option:: -F, --list_files
Show plugin names and their source files without summaries (implies --list)
.. 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:: -a, --all
**For internal testing only** Show documentation for all plugins.
.. option:: -h, --help
show this help message and exit
.. option:: -l, --list
List available plugins
.. option:: -s, --snippet
Show playbook snippet for specified plugin(s)
.. option:: -t <TYPE>, --type <TYPE>
Choose which plugin type (defaults to "module")
.. 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)`,