Hi Rob, this is possible, you just need to format the extra variables as JSON, as documented here: http://docs.ansible.com/playbooks_variables.html#passing-variables-on-the-command-line
James Cammarata Director, Ansible Core Engineering github: jimi-c On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 8:37 PM, Rob White <[email protected]> wrote: > Is it possible to pass a list as an extra-vars variable on the command > line? > > I have tried various syntax but it doesn't work. > > E.g. > > ansible-playbook my_playbook.yml -i local --extra-vars > roles_to_deploy=role1,role2 > ansible-playbook my_playbook.yml -i local --extra-vars > roles_to_deploy=[role1,role2] > ansible-playbook my_playbook.yml -i local --extra-vars > roles_to_deploy=['role1','role2'] > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ansible Project" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/a1c3c3ee-f51e-42c1-99bf-677ef6eaa8e5%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/a1c3c3ee-f51e-42c1-99bf-677ef6eaa8e5%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CAMFyvFjwA%2B%3DdNKVW_ZdNy%2BQkn66FAg%2Bz_h9vgS3JPv2C3KxnkA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
