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The command ansible-doc --json ${plugin_name} is used to retrieve the documentation of an Ansible plugin in JSON format. The command is commonly used in a terminal or command prompt to access the information about various Ansible plugins.

Here is an explanation of the different parts of the command:

• ansible-doc: This is the main command used to access the Ansible documentation.
• --json: This option is used to specify that the output should be in JSON format. Instead of displaying the documentation in the usual textual format, it will be returned as structured data in JSON syntax.
• ${plugin_name}: This is a placeholder for the name of the specific Ansible plugin you want to retrieve documentation for. You need to replace ${plugin_name} with the actual name of the plugin you are interested in. For example, if you want to get documentation for the "yum" module, you would replace ${plugin_name} with yum, like this: ansible-doc --json yum.

By executing this command with the appropriate plugin name, you will receive the documentation for that plugin in JSON format, which can be easier for parsing or further automation.