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ansible-pull: Pull a playbook from a VCS and execute a default local.yml playbook.
$ ansible-pull -U ${repository_url}
try on your machine

The command ansible-pull -U ${repository_url} is used with the Ansible tool to execute playbooks locally on a target machine. Let's break down the command:

  • ansible-pull is a command-line tool provided by Ansible which enables pulling playbooks from a version control system (such as Git) and executing them locally on the target machine.
  • -U is a flag used to specify the URL of the repository where the playbooks are stored. ${repository_url} is a placeholder for the actual URL, which should be provided in the command.

The primary purpose of ansible-pull command is to execute playbooks as a local action rather than configuring a control machine to perform remote tasks. With this command, you can pull the playbook files from a central repository and apply the desired configuration on the local machine.

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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