Run specific tag

Execute only tasks matching these tags

ansible-playbook -i inventory playbook.yml --tags install,configure
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  • Skip specific tags
    ansible-playbook -i inventory playbook.yml --skip-tags cleanup

    Skip tasks with the specified tags

  • Dry run (check mode)
    ansible-playbook -i inventory playbook.yml --check --diff

    Simulate execution without making changes

  • Ad-hoc ping all hosts
    ansible all -i inventory -m ping

    Check connectivity to all hosts in inventory

  • Ad-hoc run shell command
    ansible all -i inventory -m shell -a 'uptime'

    Run a one-liner shell command on all hosts

  • Ad-hoc copy file
    ansible all -i inventory -m copy -a 'src=./file dest=/tmp/file'

    Copy a file to all hosts

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