Common Options for Ad-hoc Commands

-i <inventory_file> : Specify a custom inventory file.

ansible all -m ping -i custom_inventory

-b (or --become) : Run commands with elevated privileges (i.e., sudo).

ansible all -m apt -a "name=nginx state=present" -b

-u <user> : Specify a remote user to use for SSH connections.

ansible all -m ping -u ansible_user

--limit <hosts> : Limit the command to a specific host or group.

ansible all -m ping --limit webserver1