# ::\[ansible-playbook\] "--check" as default

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbook-check-as-default/20541>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [February 11, 2016, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbook-check-as-default/20541 "2016-02-11T15:42:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Benjamin\_Redling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@Benjamin\_Redling](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Benjamin_Redling)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2016, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbook-check-as-default/20541/1 "2016-02-11T15:42:31Z")

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Hi everybody,

is it possible to make "--check" the default behaviour?

I could only think of a wrapper or aliases, but would prefer to set it  
in ansible.cfg

I have only found always\_run=true as the opposite case

Regards,  
Benjamin

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**Author:** ![Brian\_Coca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@Brian\_Coca](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Coca)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2016, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbook-check-as-default/20541/2 "2016-02-11T15:56:31Z")

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It is not currently possible, but you can open a feature request or pull request to make it so.

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**Author:** ![Benjamin\_Redling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@Benjamin\_Redling](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Benjamin_Redling)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2016, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbook-check-as-default/20541/3 "2016-02-15T20:51:53Z")

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Rising it as "issue" seemed a bit harsh to me, but:  
[https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/14485](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/14485)

Have I missed something or do I have to rely on others (part of your  
org) to label it as a feature request?

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**Author:** ![Brian\_Coca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@Brian\_Coca](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Coca)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2016, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbook-check-as-default/20541/4 "2016-02-15T21:01:07Z")

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no, sadly in github the only way to label is if you have commit access to the repo, but done.