Executable ansible manifests

example.yml

#!/usr/bin/env ansible-playbook

- hosts: blog
  sudo: yes
  gather_facts: false

  tasks:
    - name: Copy blog across
      synchronize: src=./blog dest=/var/www/blog
      notify:
        - Restart nginx

  handlers:
    - name: Restart nginx
      service: name=nginx state=restarted

gistfile1.txt

$ ./example.yml                            

PLAY [blog] ******************************************************************* 

TASK: [Copy blog across] ****************************************************** 
changed: [example.probablyfine.co.uk]

NOTIFIED: [Restart nginx] ***************************************************** 
changed: [example.probablyfine.co.uk]

PLAY RECAP ******************************************************************** 
example.probablyfine.co.uk : ok=2    changed=2    unreachable=0    failed=0