ansible

Manage groups of computers remotely over SSH. (use the /etc/ansible/hosts file to add new groups/hosts). Some subcommands such as ansible galaxy have their own usage documentation. More information: <https://www.ansible.com/>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/ansible.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install ansible
Ubuntu
apt-get install ansible
Alpine
apk add ansible
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S ansible
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install ansible
CentOS
yum install ansible
Fedora
dnf install ansible
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install ansible
OS X
brew install ansible
Raspbian
apt-get install ansible
Dockerfile
dockerfile.run/ansible
Docker
docker run cmd.cat/ansible ansible powered by Commando

Manage groups of computers remotely over SSH. (use the /etc/ansible/hosts file to add new groups/hosts). Some subcommands such as ansible galaxy have their own usage documentation. More information: <https://www.ansible.com/>.

  • List hosts belonging to a group:
    ansible group --list-hosts
  • Ping a group of hosts by invoking the ping module:
    ansible group -m ping
  • Display facts about a group of hosts by invoking the setup module:
    ansible group -m setup
  • Execute a command on a group of hosts by invoking command module with arguments:
    ansible group -m command -a 'my_command'
  • Execute a command with administrative privileges:
    ansible group --become --ask-become-pass -m command -a 'my_command'
  • Execute a command using a custom inventory file:
    ansible group -i inventory_file -m command -a 'my_command'
  • List the groups in an inventory:
    ansible localhost -m debug -a 'var=groups.keys()'

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