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Action Plugins
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.. contents::
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:local:
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:depth: 2
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Action plugins act in conjunction with :doc:`modules <../modules>` to execute the actions required by playbook tasks.
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They usually execute automatically in the background doing prerequisite work before modules execute.
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The 'normal' action plugin is used for modules that do not already have an action plugin.
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.. _enabling_action:
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Enabling Action Plugins
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-----------------------
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You can enable a custom action plugin by either dropping it into the ``action_plugins`` directory adjacent to your play, inside a role, or by putting it in one of the action plugin directory sources configured in :doc:`ansible.cfg <../config>`.
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.. _using_action:
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Using Action Plugins
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--------------------
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Action plugin are executed by default when an associated module is used; no action is required.
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Plugin List
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-----------
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You can use ``ansible-doc -t cache -l`` to see the list of available plugins.
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Use ``ansible-doc -t cache <plugin name>`` to see specific documentation and examples.
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.. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1
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:glob:
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action/*
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.. seealso::
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:doc:`cache`
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Ansible Cache plugins
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:doc:`callback`
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Ansible callback plugins
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:doc:`connection`
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Ansible connection plugins
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:doc:`inventory`
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Ansible inventory plugins
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:doc:`shell`
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Ansible Shell plugins
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:doc:`strategy`
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Ansible Strategy plugins
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:doc:`vars`
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Ansible Vars plugins
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`User Mailing List <http://groups.google.com/group/ansible-devel>`_
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Have a question? Stop by the google group!
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`irc.freenode.net <http://irc.freenode.net>`_
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#ansible IRC chat channel
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