ansible-vault:tldr:39b00
ansible-vault: Encrypt an existing file using an optional password file.
$ ansible-vault encrypt --vault-password-file=${password_file} ${vault_file}
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This is a command used in Ansible to encrypt a vault file using a provided password file.
ansible-vaultis the command used to interact with Ansible vault, which is a feature that allows you to encrypt sensitive data such as passwords, API keys, or other confidential information within Ansible playbooks or inventory files.encryptis the subcommand used to encrypt a vault file.--vault-password-fileis an option that specifies the path to the file containing the password to decrypt or encrypt the vault file.${password_file}is a variable that should be replaced with the actual path to the password file.${vault_file}is also a variable that should be replaced with the actual path to the vault file you want to encrypt.
Overall, this command is used to encrypt a vault file using a password file as the authentication method. The password file should contain the password needed to encrypt or decrypt the vault file.
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.