Ansible check mode magic variable

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Hi,

When running in with the --check mode flag, Ansible sets a magic variable ansible_check_mode to true.

Should it be possible to also set it to true using an extra var like:

ansible-playbook -i inventories/Dev playbook.yml -e 'ansible_check_mode=true' ?

I tried setting it with the extra var and it did not turn on check mode.

My intended use-case is as part of a Jenkins job that has a checkbox parameter that toggles check mode.

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Have it pass --check .. its not a var, though it creates one for you
to be able to use in conditionals, the reverse is not true.