ansible-inventory:tldr:5696d
ansible-inventory: Dump the default inventory to a file.
$ ansible-inventory --list --output ${filename}
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The command "ansible-inventory --list --output ${filename}" is used with the Ansible tool to generate an inventory of hosts and their associated details. Let's break down the different parts of this command:
- "ansible-inventory" is the command itself, used to work with the inventory.
- "--list" is an argument provided to the "ansible-inventory" command to specify that the inventory needs to be listed.
- "--output" is another argument provided to the "ansible-inventory" command to define the output format and specify the name of the output file. In this case, "${filename}" should be replaced with the actual name of the file where the inventory will be saved.
- The supported output formats can be JSON, YAML, INI, or script representations.
- "${filename}" is a placeholder that should be substituted with the desired name of the output file.
So, when this command is executed, Ansible will generate an inventory of hosts and their details and save it to the provided output file in the specified format.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.