A text-based user interface (TUI) for the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
mkdir project_directory
cd project_directory
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install ansible-navigator
ansible-navigator --help
By default, ansible-navigator uses execution environments, to use ansible-navigator without an execution enviroment, ansible is required
pip install ansible
ansible-navigator --execution-environment false
RHEL8/Centos8 prerequisites:
sudo dnf install python3
sudo dnf install gcc python3-devel
Start at the welcome page, from the welcome page you can run playbooks, browse collections, explore inventories, review docs and more.
ansible-navigator
Review and explore available collections
ansible-navigator collections
Review and explore current ansible configuration
ansible-navigator config
Review and explore documentation (default mode is interactive)
ansible-navigator doc ansible.netcommon.cli_command
Review and explore an inventory
ansible-navigator inventory -i inventory.yaml
Run and explore a playbook
ansible-navigator run site.yaml -i inventory.yaml
Show the current ansible configuration
ansible-navigator config dump -m stdout
Show documentation
ansible-navigator doc sudo -t become -m stdout
Show an inventory
ansible-navigator inventory --list -i inventory.yaml -m stdout
Run a playbook
ansible-navigator run site.yaml -i inventory.yaml -m stdout
For the full list of available subcommands and their mapping to ansible commands, see the subcommand guide
ansible-navigator can be configured:
- using default values
- with a settings file
- with environment variables
- at the command line
- while issuing
:
comamnds within the text-based user interface (TUI)
Setting are applied in that order. For an overview of these approaches, see the settings guide
While using the terminal user interface keys and commands are avilable, the following
is also available within the application by typing :help
:
## GENERAL
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esc Go back
^f/PgUp Page up
^b/PgDn Page down
arrow up, arrow down Scroll up/down
:collections Explore installed collections
:config Explore the current Ansible configuration
:d, :doc <plugin> Show a plugin doc
:r, :run <playbook> -i <inventory> Run a playbook using in interactive mode
:f, :filter <re> Filter page lines using a regex
:h, :help This page
:i, :inventory <inventory> Explore the current or alternate inventory
:l, :log Review current log file
:o, :open Open current page in the editor
:o, :open {{ some_key }} Open file path in a key's value
:q, :quit Quit the application
:q!, :quit!, ^c Force quit while a playbook is running
:rr, :rerun Rerun the playbook
:s, :save <file> Save current plays as an artifact
:st, :stream Watch playbook results real time
:w, :write <file> Write current page to a new file
:w!, :write! <file> Write current page to an existing or new file
:w>>, :write>> <file> Append current page to an existing file
:w!>>, :write!>> <file> Append current page to an existing or new file
## MENUS
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[0-9] Go to menu item
:<number> Go to menu item
:{{ n|filter }} Template the menu item
## TASKS
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[0-9] Go to task number
:<number> Go to task number
+, - Next/Previous task
_, :_ Toggle hidden keys
:{{ key|filter }} Template the key's value
:d, :doc Show the doc for the current task's module
:j, :json Switch to JSON serialization
:y, :yaml Switch to YAML serialization
## LINE INPUT
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esc Exit line input
^A Beginning of line
^E End of line
insert Enable/disable insert mode
arrow up, arrow down Previous/next command in history