ansible-vault:tldr:a6897

ansible-vault: View an encrypted file, using a password file to decrypt.

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$ ansible-vault view --vault-password-file=${password_file} ${vault_file}

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The ansible-vault view command is used to view the content of an encrypted file created with Ansible Vault. It decrypts the encrypted file and displays its content on the terminal.

Here is a breakdown of the mentioned command:

ansible-vault view: This is the base command for viewing the content of an encrypted file.
--vault-password-file=${password_file}: This option specifies the path to a file that contains the password or passphrase used to encrypt the vault file. The ${password_file} variable should be replaced with the actual path to the password file.
${vault_file}: This is the path to the vault file that you want to view. It should be replaced with the actual path to the encrypted file.

So, when you run this command, Ansible will use the provided password from the password_file to decrypt the vault_file and display its contents on the terminal.

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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