ansible-playbook:tldr:f48ef

ansible-playbook: Run tasks in playbook.

ansible-playbook

$ ansible-playbook ${playbook}

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The "ansible-playbook" command is used to execute an Ansible playbook. Playbooks are files written in YAML format that define a series of tasks and configurations to be executed on remote systems. Playbooks are the core component of Ansible and are used to automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployment.

In the command "ansible-playbook ${playbook}", the variable "${playbook}" is replaced with the path or filename of the playbook you want to execute. For example, if you have a playbook named "myplaybook.yml" located in the current directory, you can run the command as follows:

ansible-playbook myplaybook.yml

This command will execute the tasks defined in the "myplaybook.yml" playbook on the specified hosts in your inventory file. The inventory file contains the list of hosts or groups of hosts that Ansible should target.

During the execution of the playbook, Ansible will connect to the remote systems specified in the inventory, perform the tasks defined in the playbook, and report the status and outcome of each task.

Note that you need to have Ansible installed on your system and have a properly configured inventory file and playbook in order to use the "ansible-playbook" command.

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.

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