Ansible

ansible

Ansible is a radically simple IT automation system.

Runs as ansible, ansible-playbook, ansible-galaxy, ansible-doc, ansible-config, ansible-lint|macOS, Linux, Windows|docs.ansible.com

Open form in Otty otty.toml

Command form

ai-draft · 3 tasks · 16 fields

Run a single module against a set of hosts with the ansible command. Playbooks (ansible-playbook), galaxy, vault handling and SSH argument passthrough are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui ansible

Run ad-hoc taskExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Host pattern*

string

Inventory

string

Module set by task

pingstring

Limit to hosts

string

Connect as user

string

Private key file

file

Ask for connection password

--ask-pass

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Ping hosts

patternmodule_nameinventorylimituserprivate_keyask_pass

Run a command on hosts

patternmodule_nameargsinventorylimituserprivate_keybecomeask_become_passask_passcheck

List matching hosts

patternlist_hostsinventorylimit

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Host pattern

Inventory host, group or pattern, for example all or webservers.
string · positional 0

Inventory

Inventory file or a comma-separated host list.
string

--inventory-i

Module

string

--module-name-mpingcommandshellcopysetup

Module arguments

string

--args-a

Limit to hosts

string

--limit-l

Connect as user

string

--user-u

Private key file

path

--private-key--key-file

Become (privilege escalation)

boolean

--become-b

Ask for become password

boolean

--ask-become-pass-K

Ask for connection password

boolean

--ask-pass-k

Extra variables

key=value pairs, YAML/JSON, or @file.
string · repeatable

--extra-vars-e

Parallel forks

integer

--forks-f

Check mode (no changes)

boolean

--check-C

Show diffs

boolean

--diff-D

List matching hosts only

boolean

--list-hosts

Condensed output

boolean

--one-line-o

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

fig

completion

github.com

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed ansible against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.