📦 Core Commands

Command	Description	Example
ansible	Run ad-hoc commands with modules	ansible all -i inventory.yaml -m ping
ansible-playbook	Execute a playbook	ansible-playbook -i inventory.yaml site.yaml
ansible-doc	View module or plugin documentation	ansible-doc copy
ansible-config	Display current configuration	ansible-config list
ansible-inventory	Inspect or validate your inventory	ansible-inventory -i inventory.yaml --list
ansible-vault	Encrypt/decrypt sensitive files	ansible-vault encrypt secrets.yaml
ansible-galaxy	Manage roles and collections	ansible-galaxy collection install community.general

⚡ Common Ad-Hoc Commands

Purpose	Command
Ping all hosts	ansible all -m ping
Run shell command	ansible all -m shell -a "uptime"
Restart nginx service	ansible webservers -m service -a "name=nginx state=restarted"
Copy file to hosts	ansible all -m copy -a "src=./file.conf dest=/etc/file.conf"
Execute a script	ansible all -m script -a "./install.sh"

📘 Playbook Options

Purpose	Command
Run a playbook	ansible-playbook -i inventory.yaml setup.yaml
Use extra vars file	ansible-playbook site.yaml --extra-vars "@vars.yaml"
Dry run (check mode)	ansible-playbook site.yaml --check
Limit to specific host	ansible-playbook site.yaml --limit "web01"
Show file diff	ansible-playbook site.yaml --diff

🔐 Vault Commands

Purpose	Command
Encrypt a file	ansible-vault encrypt secrets.yaml
Decrypt a file	ansible-vault decrypt secrets.yaml
Edit encrypted file	ansible-vault edit secrets.yaml
View encrypted file	ansible-vault view secrets.yaml

🧰 Galaxy Commands

Purpose	Command
Install a role	ansible-galaxy install geerlingguy.docker
Install a collection	ansible-galaxy collection install community.general
Initialize a role