NAME

       Fabric - manual page for Fabric 2.6.0

SYNOPSIS

       fab [--core-opts] task1 [--task1-opts] ... taskN [--taskN-opts]

DESCRIPTION

       Core options:

       --complete
              Print tab-completion candidates for given parse remainder.

       --hide=STRING
              Set default value of run()'s 'hide' kwarg.

       --no-dedupe
              Disable task deduplication.

       --print-completion-script=STRING
              Print the tab-completion script for your preferred shell (bash|zsh|fish).

       --prompt-for-login-password
              Request an upfront SSH-auth password prompt.

       --prompt-for-passphrase
              Request an upfront SSH key passphrase prompt.

       --prompt-for-sudo-password
              Prompt user at start of session for the sudo.password config value.

       --write-pyc
              Enable creation of .pyc files.

       -c STRING, --collection=STRING
              Specify collection name to load.

       -d, --debug
              Enable debug output.

       -D INT, --list-depth=INT
              When listing tasks, only show the first INT levels.

       -e, --echo
              Echo executed commands before running.

       -f STRING, --config=STRING
              Runtime configuration file to use.

       -F STRING, --list-format=STRING
              Change the display format used when listing tasks. Should be one of: flat (default), nested, json.

       -h [STRING], --help[=STRING]
              Show core or per-task help and exit.

       -H STRING, --hosts=STRING
              Comma-separated host name(s) to execute tasks against.

       -i, --identity
              Path to runtime SSH identity (key) file.  May be given multiple times.

       -l [STRING], --list[=STRING]
              List available tasks, optionally limited to a namespace.

       -p, --pty
              Use a pty when executing shell commands.

       -r STRING, --search-root=STRING
              Change root directory used for finding task modules.

       -R, --dry
              Echo commands instead of running.

       -S STRING, --ssh-config=STRING
              Path to runtime SSH config file.

       -t INT, --connect-timeout=INT
              Specifies default connection timeout, in seconds.

       -T INT, --command-timeout=INT
              Specify a global command execution timeout, in seconds.

       -V, --version
              Show version and exit.

       -w, --warn-only
              Warn, instead of failing, when shell commands fail.

       Paramiko 3.5.1 Invoke 2.2.0

Fabric 2.6.0                                       August 2025                                         FABRIC(1)