ansible-doc(1)
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:doctype:manpage
:man source:   Ansible
:man version:  %VERSION%
:man manual:   System administration commands

NAME
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ansible-doc - show documentation on Ansible modules


SYNOPSIS
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ansible-doc [-M module_path] [-l] [-s] [module...]


DESCRIPTION
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*ansible-doc* displays information on modules installed in Ansible
libraries. It displays a terse listing of modules and their short
descriptions, provides a printout of their DOCUMENTATION strings,
and it can create a short "snippet" which can be pasted into a
playbook.


OPTIONS
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*-M* 'directory', *--module-path=*'directory'::

Add an additional directory to the default path for finding module libraries.

*-s*, *--snippet=*::

Produce a snippet which can be copied into a playbook for modification, like
a kind of task template.

*-l*, *--list=*::

Produce a terse listing of modules and a short description of each.

AUTHOR
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ansible-doc was originally written by Jan-Piet Mens. See the AUTHORS file
for a complete list of contributors.


COPYRIGHT
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Copyright © 2012, Jan-Piet Mens

Ansible is released under the terms of the GPLv3 License.


SEE ALSO
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*ansible-playbook*(1), *ansible*(1), *ansible-pull*(1)

Extensive documentation as well as IRC and mailing list info
is available on the ansible home page: <https://ansible.github.com/>
