ansible-playbook.cheat

% ansible-playbook

# Run a playbook
ansible-playbook <playbook_name>

# Run a playbook with a custom inventory
ansible-playbook <playbook_name> -i <inventory_file>

# Run a playbook but connect as a different user
ansible-playbook <playbook_name> -u <user>

# Run a playbook using a custom SSH key
ansible-playbook <playbook_name> --private-key=<path_to_private_key>

# Authenticate with a password before running a playbook
ansible-playbook <playbook_name> --ask-pass

# Provide sudo password.
ansible-playbook <playbook_name> --ask-become-pass

# List all tasks that will be executed by a play without making any changes
ansible-playbook <playbook_name> --list-tasks

# List all the hosts that will be affected by a play without running any tasks
ansible-playbook <playbook_name> --list-hosts

# List all available tags in a play without running any tasks
ansible-playbook <playbook_name> --list-tags

# Skip all tasks prior to the defined one
ansible-playbook <playbook_name> --start-at-tasks=<task_name>

# Only execute given tagged tasks
ansible-playbook <playbook_name> --tags=<tags>

# Skip given tagged tasks
ansible-playbook <playbook_name> --skip-tags=<tags>

# Make the playbook output more verbose
ansible-playbook <playbook_name> -v

# Make the playbook output extremely verbose
ansible-playbook <playbook_name> -vvv

$ playbook_name: find . -maxdepth 1 -path ./.cache -prune -false -o \( -name '*.yml' -o -name '*.yaml' \) -and ! -name 'requirements.yml'