Check mode (dry run) ansible
Show what would change without making any modifications
ansible-playbook site.yml --check --diff -i inventory.ini
more ansible
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Run with extra variables
ansible-playbook deploy.yml -e 'env=prod version=2.1.0' -i inventory.ini
Limit to specific hosts
ansible-playbook site.yml --limit 'web-01,web-02' -i inventory.ini
Run specific tags
ansible-playbook site.yml --tags 'config,restart' -i inventory.ini
Skip specific tags
ansible-playbook site.yml --skip-tags 'slow,optional' -i inventory.ini
Increase verbosity
ansible-playbook site.yml -vvv -i inventory.ini 2>&1 | tee /tmp/ansible.log