ansible-butler 1.0.4

A butler CLI for assistance in managing Ansible projects

ansible-butler

Butler CLI for Ansible projects

Functions

Object	Action	Description
directory	init	initialize an ansible directory
directory	init	cleanup an ansible directory
role	list	list roles
role	clean	clean role directory structure (remove empty yml files & dirs)
role	mk-readme	auto generate readme based on role meta and basic yml info

Usage

Usage:
  ansible-butler directory init [<dir>]
  ansible-butler directory clean [<dir>] [--skip-roles]
  ansible-butler role list [--roles-path=PATH] [<name>]
  ansible-butler role clean [--roles-path=PATH] [<name>]
  ansible-butler role mk-readme [--roles-path=PATH] [<name>]

Arguments:
  name    name of role (accepts glob patterns)
  dir     path to directory [default: ./]

Options:
  -h --help                               Show this screen
  --roles-path=PATH   Path to roles directory [default: ./roles]
  --skip-roles        Flag to skip cleaning roles

Examples

• Initialize Ansible Directory
  • ansible-butler directory init ./sandbox
• Clean an Ansible Directory
  • ansible-butler directory clean ./sandbox
  • ansible-butler directory clean ./sandbox --skip-roles
• Clean Roles
  • ansible-butler role clean my-role-1
  • ansible-butler role clean my-role-*
• Generate README
  • ansible-butler role mk-readme my-role-1
  • ansible-butler role mk-readme my-role-*

Troubleshooting

• ansible-butler: command not found
  • check the $PATH environment variable and ensure that ~/.local/bin is included

License

GNU General Public License

Author Information

Zach LeBlanc

Red Hat