# confluent2ansible(8) - Export confluent node inventory to an Ansible hosts file

## SYNOPSIS

`confluent2ansible <noderange> -o <ansible.hosts>` \[`-a`\]

## DESCRIPTION

`confluent2ansible` reads the nodes matched by `<noderange>` from confluent and writes a corresponding Ansible inventory (hosts) file, allowing an existing confluent inventory to be used directly by Ansible.

## OPTIONS

- `-o FILE`, `--output=FILE`: Write the Ansible hosts file to FILE.
- `-a`, `--append`: Append to an existing hosts file rather than overwriting it.
- `-h`, `--help`: Show help message and exit

## EXAMPLES

- Write an Ansible hosts file for the compute group: `# confluent2ansible compute -o /etc/ansible/hosts`
- Append a rack to an existing hosts file: `# confluent2ansible rack3 -o /etc/ansible/hosts -a`

## SEE ALSO

confluent2xcat(8), confluent2lxca(8), nodelist(8)