chef 12.0.0.alpha.2-x86-mingw32 → 12.0.0.rc.0-x86-mingw32

data/distro/common/man/man1/knife-status.1

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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 .
-.TH "KNIFE-STATUS" "1" "Chef 11.14" "" "knife status"
+.TH "KNIFE-STATUS" "1" "Chef 11.16" "" "knife status"
 .SH NAME
 knife-status \- The man page for the knife status subcommand.
 .
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Use to view colored output.
 Use to prevent the $EDITOR from being opened and to accept data as\-is.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-\-defaults\fP
-Use to have Knife use the default value instead of asking a user to provide one.
+Use to have knife use the default value instead of asking a user to provide one.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-e EDITOR\fP, \fB\-\-editor EDITOR\fP
 The $EDITOR that is used for all interactive commands.
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Shows help for the command.
 Use to hide nodes on which a chef\-client run has occurred within the previous hour.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-k KEY\fP, \fB\-\-key KEY\fP
-The private key that Knife will use to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server\&.
+The private key that knife will use to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server\&.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-\-print\-after\fP
 Use to show data after a destructive operation.
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Use to sort a list by last run time, descending.
 The URL for the Chef server\&.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-u USER\fP, \fB\-\-user USER\fP
-The user name used by Knife to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server\&. Authentication will fail if the user name does not match the private key.
+The user name used by knife to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server\&. Authentication will fail if the user name does not match the private key.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-v\fP, \fB\-\-version\fP
 The version of the chef\-client\&.
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ The version of the chef\-client\&.
 Set for more verbose outputs. Use \fB\-VV\fP for maximum verbosity.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-y\fP, \fB\-\-yes\fP
-Use to respond to all confirmation prompts with "Yes". Knife will not ask for confirmation.
+Use to respond to all confirmation prompts with "Yes". knife will not ask for confirmation.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-z\fP, \fB\-\-local\-mode\fP
 Use to run the chef\-client in local mode. This allows all commands that work against the Chef server to also work against the local chef\-repo\&.

data/distro/common/man/man1/knife-tag.1

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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 .
-.TH "KNIFE-TAG" "1" "Chef 11.14" "" "knife tag"
+.TH "KNIFE-TAG" "1" "Chef 11.16" "" "knife tag"
 .SH NAME
 knife-tag \- The man page for the knife tag subcommand.
 .
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ level margin: \\n[rst2man-indent\\n[rst2man-indent-level]]
 .in \\n[rst2man-indent\\n[rst2man-indent-level]]u
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 .sp
-A tag is a custom description that is applied to a node. A tag, once applied, can be helpful when managing nodes using Knife or when building recipes by providing alternate methods of grouping similar types of information.
+A tag is a custom description that is applied to a node. A tag, once applied, can be helpful when managing nodes using knife or when building recipes by providing alternate methods of grouping similar types of information.
 .sp
 The \fBknife tag\fP subcommand is used to apply tags to nodes on a Chef server\&.
 .SH COMMON OPTIONS
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ The configuration file to use.
 Use to prevent the $EDITOR from being opened and to accept data as\-is.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-\-defaults\fP
-Use to have Knife use the default value instead of asking a user to provide one.
+Use to have knife use the default value instead of asking a user to provide one.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-e EDITOR\fP, \fB\-\-editor EDITOR\fP
 The $EDITOR that is used for all interactive commands.
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ The output format: \fBsummary\fP (default), \fBtext\fP, \fBjson\fP, \fByaml\fP,
 Shows help for the command.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-k KEY\fP, \fB\-\-key KEY\fP
-The private key that Knife will use to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server\&.
+The private key that knife will use to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server\&.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-\-[no\-]color\fP
 Use to view colored output.
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ Use to show data after a destructive operation.
 The URL for the Chef server\&.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-u USER\fP, \fB\-\-user USER\fP
-The user name used by Knife to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server\&. Authentication will fail if the user name does not match the private key.
+The user name used by knife to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server\&. Authentication will fail if the user name does not match the private key.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-V\fP, \fB\-\-verbose\fP
 Set for more verbose outputs. Use \fB\-VV\fP for maximum verbosity.
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Set for more verbose outputs. Use \fB\-VV\fP for maximum verbosity.
 The version of the chef\-client\&.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-y\fP, \fB\-\-yes\fP
-Use to respond to all confirmation prompts with "Yes". Knife will not ask for confirmation.
+Use to respond to all confirmation prompts with "Yes". knife will not ask for confirmation.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-z\fP, \fB\-\-local\-mode\fP
 Use to run the chef\-client in local mode. This allows all commands that work against the Chef server to also work against the local chef\-repo\&.
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ This command does not have any specific options.
 .sp
 \fBExamples\fP
 .sp
-To create tags named "seattle", "portland", and "vancouver", enter:
+To create tags named \fBseattle\fP, \fBportland\fP, and \fBvancouver\fP, enter:
 .INDENT 0.0
 .INDENT 3.5
 .sp
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ This command does not have any specific options.
 .sp
 \fBExamples\fP
 .sp
-To delete tags named "denver" and "phoenix", enter:
+To delete tags named \fBdenver\fP and \fBphoenix\fP, enter:
 .INDENT 0.0
 .INDENT 3.5
 .sp

data/distro/common/man/man1/knife-upload.1

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" Man page generated from reStructuredText.
 .
-.TH "KNIFE-UPLOAD" "1" "Chef 11.14" "" "knife upload"
+.TH "KNIFE-UPLOAD" "1" "Chef 11.16" "" "knife upload"
 .SH NAME
 knife-upload \- The man page for the knife upload subcommand.
 .
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ The number of allowed concurrent connections. Default: \fB10\fP\&.
 Use to prevent the $EDITOR from being opened and to accept data as\-is.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-\-defaults\fP
-Use to have Knife use the default value instead of asking a user to provide one.
+Use to have knife use the default value instead of asking a user to provide one.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-\-[no\-]diff\fP
 Use to upload only new and modified files. Set to \fBfalse\fP to upload all files. Default: \fBtrue\fP\&.
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ Use to require changes to a cookbook be included as a new version. Only the \fB\
 Shows help for the command.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-k KEY\fP, \fB\-\-key KEY\fP
-The private key that Knife will use to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server\&.
+The private key that knife will use to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server\&.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-n\fP, \fB\-\-dry\-run\fP
 Use to take no action and only print out results. Default: \fBfalse\fP\&.
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ The layout of the local chef\-repo\&. Possible values: \fBstatic\fP, \fBeverythi
 The URL for the Chef server\&.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-u USER\fP, \fB\-\-user USER\fP
-The user name used by Knife to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server\&. Authentication will fail if the user name does not match the private key.
+The user name used by knife to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server\&. Authentication will fail if the user name does not match the private key.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-v\fP, \fB\-\-version\fP
 The version of the chef\-client\&.
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ The version of the chef\-client\&.
 Set for more verbose outputs. Use \fB\-VV\fP for maximum verbosity.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-y\fP, \fB\-\-yes\fP
-Use to respond to all confirmation prompts with "Yes". Knife will not ask for confirmation.
+Use to respond to all confirmation prompts with "Yes". knife will not ask for confirmation.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-z\fP, \fB\-\-local\-mode\fP
 Use to run the chef\-client in local mode. This allows all commands that work against the Chef server to also work against the local chef\-repo\&.

data/distro/common/man/man1/knife-user.1

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" Man page generated from reStructuredText.
 .
-.TH "KNIFE-USER" "1" "Chef 11.14" "" "knife user"
+.TH "KNIFE-USER" "1" "Chef 11.16" "" "knife user"
 .SH NAME
 knife-user \- The man page for the knife user subcommand.
 .
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ The configuration file to use.
 Use to prevent the $EDITOR from being opened and to accept data as\-is.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-\-defaults\fP
-Use to have Knife use the default value instead of asking a user to provide one.
+Use to have knife use the default value instead of asking a user to provide one.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-e EDITOR\fP, \fB\-\-editor EDITOR\fP
 The $EDITOR that is used for all interactive commands.
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ The output format: \fBsummary\fP (default), \fBtext\fP, \fBjson\fP, \fByaml\fP,
 Shows help for the command.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-k KEY\fP, \fB\-\-key KEY\fP
-The private key that Knife will use to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server\&.
+The private key that knife will use to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server\&.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-\-[no\-]color\fP
 Use to view colored output.
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Use to show data after a destructive operation.
 The URL for the Chef server\&.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-u USER\fP, \fB\-\-user USER\fP
-The user name used by Knife to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server\&. Authentication will fail if the user name does not match the private key.
+The user name used by knife to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server\&. Authentication will fail if the user name does not match the private key.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-V\fP, \fB\-\-verbose\fP
 Set for more verbose outputs. Use \fB\-VV\fP for maximum verbosity.
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ Set for more verbose outputs. Use \fB\-VV\fP for maximum verbosity.
 The version of the chef\-client\&.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-y\fP, \fB\-\-yes\fP
-Use to respond to all confirmation prompts with "Yes". Knife will not ask for confirmation.
+Use to respond to all confirmation prompts with "Yes". knife will not ask for confirmation.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-z\fP, \fB\-\-local\-mode\fP
 Use to run the chef\-client in local mode. This allows all commands that work against the Chef server to also work against the local chef\-repo\&.
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ The \fBcreate\fP argument is used to create a user. This process will generate a
 .IP \(bu 2
 For the user, the private key should be copied to the system as \fB/etc/chef/client.pem\fP\&.
 .IP \(bu 2
-For Knife, the private key is typically copied to \fB~/.chef/client_name.pem\fP and referenced in the knife.rb configuration file.
+For knife, the private key is typically copied to \fB~/.chef/client_name.pem\fP and referenced in the knife.rb configuration file.
 .UNINDENT
 .sp
 \fBSyntax\fP
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ $ knife user delete "Steve Danno"
 .UNINDENT
 .SH EDIT
 .sp
-The \fBedit\fP argument is used to edit the details of a user. When this argument is run, Knife will open $EDITOR\&. When finished, Knife will update the Chef server with those changes.
+The \fBedit\fP argument is used to edit the details of a user. When this argument is run, knife will open $EDITOR\&. When finished, knife will update the Chef server with those changes.
 .sp
 \fBSyntax\fP
 .sp
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ The attribute (or attributes) to show.
 .sp
 \fBExamples\fP
 .sp
-To view a user named "Dennis Teck", enter:
+To view a user named \fBDennis Teck\fP, enter:
 .INDENT 0.0
 .INDENT 3.5
 .sp

data/distro/common/man/man1/knife-xargs.1

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" Man page generated from reStructuredText.
 .
-.TH "KNIFE-XARGS" "1" "Chef 11.14" "" "knife xargs"
+.TH "KNIFE-XARGS" "1" "Chef 11.16" "" "knife xargs"
 .SH NAME
 knife-xargs \- The man page for the knife xargs subcommand.
 .
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ level margin: \\n[rst2man-indent\\n[rst2man-indent-level]]
 .in \\n[rst2man-indent\\n[rst2man-indent-level]]u
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 .sp
-The \fBknife xargs\fP subcommand is used to build and execute command lines against objects on a Chef server using standard input.
+The \fBknife xargs\fP subcommand is used to take patterns from standard input, download as JSON, run a command against the downloaded JSON, and then upload any changes.
 .sp
 \fBSyntax\fP
 .sp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ This subcommand has the following options:
 .INDENT 0.0
 .TP
 .B \fB\-0\fP
-Indicates that a \fBNULL\fP character (\fB\e0\fP) will be used as a separator, instead of white space. Default: \fBfalse\fP\&.
+Use to show a \fBNULL\fP character (\fB\e0\fP) instead of white space as the separator. Default: \fBfalse\fP\&.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-\-chef\-repo\-path PATH\fP
 The path to the chef\-repo\&. This setting will override the default path to the chef\-repo\&. Default: same as specified by \fBchef_repo_path\fP in config.rb.
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Use to define a string that will be used to replace all occurrences of a file na
 Use to define a string that will be used to replace the first occurrence of a file name. Default: \fBnil\fP\&.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-\-local\fP
-Indicates that a command line will be built or executed against a local file. Set to \fBfalse\fP to build or execute against a remote file. Default: \fBfalse\fP\&.
+Use to build or execute a command line against a local file. Set to \fBfalse\fP to build or execute against a remote file. Default: \fBfalse\fP\&.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-n MAX_ARGS\fP, \fB\-\-max\-args MAX_ARGS\fP
 The maximum number of arguments per command line. Default: \fBnil\fP\&.
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ The layout of the local chef\-repo\&. Possible values: \fBstatic\fP, \fBeverythi
 The maximum size (in characters) for a command line. Default: \fBnil\fP\&.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-t\fP
-Indicates that the print command will be run on the command line. Default: \fBnil\fP\&.
+Use to run the print command on the command line. Default: \fBnil\fP\&.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-c CONFIG_FILE\fP, \fB\-\-config CONFIG_FILE\fP
 The configuration file to use.
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ The port on which chef\-zero will listen.
 Use to prevent the $EDITOR from being opened and to accept data as\-is.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-\-defaults\fP
-Use to have Knife use the default value instead of asking a user to provide one.
+Use to have knife use the default value instead of asking a user to provide one.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-e EDITOR\fP, \fB\-\-editor EDITOR\fP
 The $EDITOR that is used for all interactive commands.
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ The output format: \fBsummary\fP (default), \fBtext\fP, \fBjson\fP, \fByaml\fP,
 Shows help for the command.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-k KEY\fP, \fB\-\-key KEY\fP
-The private key that Knife will use to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server\&.
+The private key that knife will use to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server\&.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-\-[no\-]color\fP
 Use to view colored output.
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ Use to show data after a destructive operation.
 The URL for the Chef server\&.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-u USER\fP, \fB\-\-user USER\fP
-The user name used by Knife to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server\&. Authentication will fail if the user name does not match the private key.
+The user name used by knife to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server\&. Authentication will fail if the user name does not match the private key.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-v\fP, \fB\-\-version\fP
 The version of the chef\-client\&.
@@ -140,19 +140,45 @@ The version of the chef\-client\&.
 Set for more verbose outputs. Use \fB\-VV\fP for maximum verbosity.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-y\fP, \fB\-\-yes\fP
-Use to respond to all confirmation prompts with "Yes". Knife will not ask for confirmation.
+Use to respond to all confirmation prompts with "Yes". knife will not ask for confirmation.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-z\fP, \fB\-\-local\-mode\fP
 Use to run the chef\-client in local mode. This allows all commands that work against the Chef server to also work against the local chef\-repo\&.
 .UNINDENT
 .sp
 \fBExamples\fP
+.sp
+The following examples show various ways of listing all nodes on the server, and then using Perl to replace \fBgrantmc\fP with \fBgmc\fP:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+$ knife list \(aqnodes/*\(aq | knife xargs "perl \-i \-pe \(aqs/grantmc/gmc\(aq"
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+or without quotes and the backslash escaped:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+$ knife list /nodes/\e* | knife xargs "perl \-i \-pe \(aqs/grantmc/gmc\(aq"
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+or by using the \fB\-\-pattern\fP option:
 .INDENT 0.0
 .INDENT 3.5
 .sp
 .nf
 .ft C
-$ knife deps nodes/*.json | xargs knife upload
+$ knife xargs \-\-pattern \(aq/nodes.*\(aq "perl \-i \-pe \(aqs/grantmc/gmc\(aq"
 .ft P
 .fi
 .UNINDENT

data/distro/common/man/man1/knife.1

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" Man page generated from reStructuredText.
 .
-.TH "KNIFE" "1" "Chef 11.14" "" "knife"
+.TH "KNIFE" "1" "Chef 11.16" "" "knife"
 .SH NAME
 knife \- The man page for the knife command line tool.
 .
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ level margin: \\n[rst2man-indent\\n[rst2man-indent-level]]
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 .sp
-Knife is a command\-line tool that provides an interface between a local chef\-repo and the Chef server\&. Knife helps users to manage:
+knife is a command\-line tool that provides an interface between a local chef\-repo and the Chef server\&. knife helps users to manage:
 .INDENT 0.0
 .IP \(bu 2
 Nodes
@@ -108,14 +108,14 @@ knife xargs
 .UNINDENT
 .SH WORKING WITH KNIFE
 .sp
-Knife runs from a management workstation and sits in\-between a Chef server and an organization\(aqs infrastructure. Knife interacts with a Chef server by using the same REST API that is used by a chef\-client\&. Role\-based authentication controls (RBAC) can be used to authorize changes when Knife is run with Enterprise Chef\&. Knife is configured during workstation setup, but subsequent modifications can be made using the knife.rb configuration file.
+knife runs from a management workstation and sits in\-between a Chef server and an organization\(aqs infrastructure. knife interacts with a Chef server by using the same REST API that is used by a chef\-client\&. Role\-based authentication controls (RBAC) can be used to authorize changes when knife is run with Enterprise Chef\&. knife is configured during workstation setup, but subsequent modifications can be made using the knife.rb configuration file.
 .SS Common Options
 .sp
-The following options can be run with all Knife sub\-commands and plug\-ins:
+The following options can be run with all knife sub\-commands and plug\-ins:
 .INDENT 0.0
 .TP
 .B \fB\-c CONFIG_FILE\fP, \fB\-\-config CONFIG_FILE\fP
-The configuration file to use. For example, when Knife is run from a node that is configured to be managed by the Chef server, this option is used to allow Knife to use the same credentials as the chef\-client when communicating with the Chef server\&.
+The configuration file to use. For example, when knife is run from a node that is configured to be managed by the Chef server, this option is used to allow knife to use the same credentials as the chef\-client when communicating with the Chef server\&.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-\-chef\-zero\-port PORT\fP
 The port on which chef\-zero will listen.
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ The port on which chef\-zero will listen.
 Use to prevent the $EDITOR from being opened and to accept data as\-is.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-\-defaults\fP
-Use to have Knife use the default value instead of asking a user to provide one.
+Use to have knife use the default value instead of asking a user to provide one.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-e EDITOR\fP, \fB\-\-editor EDITOR\fP
 The $EDITOR that is used for all interactive commands.
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ The output format: \fBsummary\fP (default), \fBtext\fP, \fBjson\fP, \fByaml\fP,
 Shows help for the command.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-k KEY\fP, \fB\-\-key KEY\fP
-The private key that Knife will use to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server\&.
+The private key that knife will use to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server\&.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-\-[no\-]color\fP
 Use to view colored output.
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ Use to show data after a destructive operation.
 The URL for the Chef server\&.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-u USER\fP, \fB\-\-user USER\fP
-The user name used by Knife to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server\&. Authentication will fail if the user name does not match the private key.
+The user name used by knife to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server\&. Authentication will fail if the user name does not match the private key.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-v\fP, \fB\-\-version\fP
 The version of the chef\-client\&.
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ The version of the chef\-client\&.
 Set for more verbose outputs. Use \fB\-VV\fP for maximum verbosity.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-y\fP, \fB\-\-yes\fP
-Use to respond to all confirmation prompts with "Yes". Knife will not ask for confirmation.
+Use to respond to all confirmation prompts with "Yes". knife will not ask for confirmation.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-z\fP, \fB\-\-local\-mode\fP
 Use to run the chef\-client in local mode. This allows all commands that work against the Chef server to also work against the local chef\-repo\&.
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ Use to run the chef\-client in local mode. This allows all commands that work ag
 Most data is entered using a text editor in JSON format, unless the \fB\-\-disable\-editing\fP option is entered as part of a command. (Encrypted data bags use YAML, which is a superset of JSON\&.) JSON is a common, language\-independent data format that provides a simple text representation of arbitrary data structures. For more information about JSON, see \fI\%http://www.json.org/\fP or \fI\%http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON\fP\&.
 .SS Set the Text Editor
 .sp
-Some Knife commands, such as \fBknife data bag edit\fP, require that information be edited as JSON data using a text editor. For example, the following command:
+Some knife commands, such as \fBknife data bag edit\fP, require that information be edited as JSON data using a text editor. For example, the following command:
 .INDENT 0.0
 .INDENT 3.5
 .sp
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ Changes to that file can then be made:
 .UNINDENT
 .UNINDENT
 .sp
-The type of text editor that is used by Knife can be configured by adding an entry to the knife.rb file or by setting an \fBEDITOR\fP environment variable. For example, to configure the text editor to always open with vim, add the following to the knife.rb file:
+The type of text editor that is used by knife can be configured by adding an entry to the knife.rb file or by setting an \fBEDITOR\fP environment variable. For example, to configure the text editor to always open with vim, add the following to the knife.rb file:
 .INDENT 0.0
 .INDENT 3.5
 .sp
@@ -299,9 +299,9 @@ knife[:editor] = \(aq"C:\eProgram Files (x86)\evim\evim74\egvim.exe"\(aq
 Values can be entered with double quotes (" ") or single quotes (\(aq \(aq), but this should be done consistently.
 .SS Sub\-commands
 .sp
-Knife comes with a collection of built in subcommands that work together to provide all of the functionality required to take specific actions against any object in an organization, including cookbooks, nodes, roles, data bags, environments, and users. A Knife plugin extends the functionality beyond built\-in subcommands.
+knife comes with a collection of built in subcommands that work together to provide all of the functionality required to take specific actions against any object in an organization, including cookbooks, nodes, roles, data bags, environments, and users. A knife plugin extends the functionality beyond built\-in subcommands.
 .sp
-Knife has the following subcommands: \fBbootstrap\fP, \fBclient\fP, \fBconfigure\fP, \fBcookbook\fP, \fBcookbook site\fP, \fBdata bag\fP, \fBdelete\fP, \fBdeps\fP, \fBdiff\fP, \fBdownload\fP, \fBedit\fP, \fBenvironment\fP, \fBexec\fP, \fBindex rebuild\fP, \fBlist\fP, \fBnode\fP, \fBrecipe list\fP, \fBrole\fP, \fBsearch\fP, \fBshow\fP, \fBssh\fP, \fBstatus\fP, \fBtag\fP, \fBupload\fP, \fBuser\fP, and \fBxargs\fP\&.
+knife has the following subcommands: \fBbootstrap\fP, \fBclient\fP, \fBconfigure\fP, \fBcookbook\fP, \fBcookbook site\fP, \fBdata bag\fP, \fBdelete\fP, \fBdeps\fP, \fBdiff\fP, \fBdownload\fP, \fBedit\fP, \fBenvironment\fP, \fBexec\fP, \fBindex rebuild\fP, \fBlist\fP, \fBnode\fP, \fBrecipe list\fP, \fBrole\fP, \fBsearch\fP, \fBshow\fP, \fBssh\fP, \fBstatus\fP, \fBtag\fP, \fBupload\fP, \fBuser\fP, and \fBxargs\fP\&.
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 \fBNOTE:\fP
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@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ The following subcommands run only against the open source Chef server: \fBindex
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 .SS Syntax
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-All Knife subcommands have the following syntax:
+All knife subcommands have the following syntax:
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 .INDENT 3.5
 knife subcommand [ARGUMENT] (options)

data/distro/common/man/man8/chef-client.8

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" Man page generated from reStructuredText.
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-.TH "CHEF-CLIENT" "8" "Chef 11.14" "" "chef-client"
+.TH "CHEF-CLIENT" "8" "Chef 11.16" "" "chef-client"
 .SH NAME
 chef-client \- The man page for the chef-client command line tool.
 .
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 .in \\n[rst2man-indent\\n[rst2man-indent-level]]u
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-A chef\-client is an agent that runs locally on every node that is registered with the Chef server\&. When a chef\-client is run, it will perform all of the steps that are required to bring the node into the expected state, including:
+A chef\-client is an agent that runs locally on every node that is under management by Chef\&. When a chef\-client is run, it will perform all of the steps that are required to bring the node into the expected state, including:
 .INDENT 0.0
 .IP \(bu 2
 Registering and authenticating the node with the Chef server
@@ -47,13 +47,6 @@ Taking the appropriate and required actions to configure the node
 Looking for exceptions and notifications, handling each as required
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-\fBNOTE:\fP
-.INDENT 0.0
-.INDENT 3.5
-The chef\-client executable can be run as a daemon.
-.UNINDENT
-.UNINDENT
-.sp
 The chef\-client executable is run as a command\-line tool.
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 \fBNOTE:\fP
@@ -153,7 +146,7 @@ The location in which a process identification number (pid) is saved. An executa
 Use to permanently replace the current run\-list with the specified run\-list items.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-R\fP, \fB\-\-enable\-reporting\fP
-Use to enable data collection reporting during a chef\-client run.
+Use to enable Chef reporting, which performs data collection during a chef\-client run.
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 .B \fBRECIPE_FILE\fP
 The path to a recipe. For example, if a recipe file is in the current directory, use \fBrecipe_file.rb\fP\&. This is typically used with the \fB\-\-local\-mode\fP option.