# Ansilbe option  --list-tasks  does not list any tasks

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansilbe-option-list-tasks-does-not-list-any-tasks/20794>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [March 7, 2016, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansilbe-option-list-tasks-does-not-list-any-tasks/20794 "2016-03-07T16:13:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Phonthip\_Namkaew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/eada6e/32.png) [@Phonthip\_Namkaew](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Phonthip_Namkaew)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2016, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansilbe-option-list-tasks-does-not-list-any-tasks/20794/1 "2016-03-07T16:13:16Z")

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Hi

After an Ansible update from 1.9.2 to 2.0.1.0 the following command (–list-tasks) does not list  
any tasks anymore:

foo:/data/ansible\> ansible-playbook -i inventory playbooks/playbook-s12-oracle-directory.yml --list-tasks

playbook: playbooks/playbook-s12-oracle-directory.yml

play #1 (s12-oracle-directory): TAGS:   
tasks:  
include TAGS: [base:install]  
include TAGS: [directory:install]  
foo:/data/ansible #

However, the following command still works as expected which means Ansible knows the tasks:  
foo:/data/ansible\> ansible-playbook -i inventory playbooks/playbook-s12-oracle-directory.yml --limit=[foobaa8011-mgt.example.org](http://foobaa8011-mgt.example.org)

In addition, a --list-hosts works as well:  
foo:/data/ansible\> ansible-playbook -i inventory playbooks/playbook-s12-oracle-directory.yml --list-hosts

playbook: playbooks/playbook-s12-oracle-directory.yml

play #1 (s12-oracle-directory): TAGS:   
pattern: [u’s12-oracle-directory’]  
hosts (4):  
[foobaa4026-mgt.example.org](http://foobaa4026-mgt.example.org)  
[foobaa8010-mgt.example.org](http://foobaa8010-mgt.example.org)  
[foobaa4027-mgt.example.org](http://foobaa4027-mgt.example.org)  
[foobaa8011-mgt.example.org](http://foobaa8011-mgt.example.org)  
foo:/data/ansible\>

I considered the options \<–list-tasks\> as very helpful. I am not sure if this is a bug ?

The Ansible version:

foo:/data/ansible\> ansible --version  
ansible 2.0.1.0  
config file = /data/ansible/ansible.cfg  
configured module search path = Default w/o overrides  
foo:/data/ansible\>

The Playbook:

foo:/data/ansible\> cat playbooks/playbook-s12-oracle-directory.yml