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-.TH "KNIFE-NODE" "1" "Chef 12.0" "" "knife node"
-.SH NAME
-knife-node \- The man page for the knife node subcommand.
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-.sp
-A node is any physical, virtual, or cloud machine that is configured to be maintained by a chef\-client\&.
-.sp
-The \fBknife node\fP subcommand is used to manage the nodes that exist on a Chef server\&.
-.SH COMMON OPTIONS
-.sp
-The following options may be used with any of the arguments available to the \fBknife node\fP subcommand:
-.INDENT 0.0
-.TP
-.B \fB\-\-chef\-zero\-port PORT\fP
-The port on which chef\-zero will listen.
-.TP
-.B \fB\-c CONFIG_FILE\fP, \fB\-\-config CONFIG_FILE\fP
-The configuration file to use.
-.TP
-.B \fB\-d\fP, \fB\-\-disable\-editing\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.
-.TP
-.B \fB\-e EDITOR\fP, \fB\-\-editor EDITOR\fP
-The $EDITOR that is used for all interactive commands.
-.TP
-.B \fB\-E ENVIRONMENT\fP, \fB\-\-environment ENVIRONMENT\fP
-The name of the environment. When this option is added to a command, the command will run only against the named environment.
-.TP
-.B \fB\-F FORMAT\fP, \fB\-\-format FORMAT\fP
-The output format: \fBsummary\fP (default), \fBtext\fP, \fBjson\fP, \fByaml\fP, and \fBpp\fP\&.
-.TP
-.B \fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP
-Shows help for the command.
-.TP
-.B \fB\-k KEY\fP, \fB\-\-key KEY\fP
-The private key that knife will use to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server\&.
-.TP
-.B \fB\-\-[no\-]color\fP
-Use to view colored output.
-.TP
-.B \fB\-\-print\-after\fP
-Use to show data after a destructive operation.
-.TP
-.B \fB\-s URL\fP, \fB\-\-server\-url URL\fP
-The URL for the Chef server\&.
-.TP
-.B \fB\-u USER\fP, \fB\-\-user USER\fP
-The user name used by knife to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server\&. Authentication will fail if the user name does not match the private key.
-.TP
-.B \fB\-V\fP, \fB\-\-verbose\fP
-Set for more verbose outputs. Use \fB\-VV\fP for maximum verbosity.
-.TP
-.B \fB\-v\fP, \fB\-\-version\fP
-The version of the chef\-client\&.
-.TP
-.B \fB\-y\fP, \fB\-\-yes\fP
-Use to respond to all confirmation prompts with "Yes". knife will not ask for confirmation.
-.TP
-.B \fB\-z\fP, \fB\-\-local\-mode\fP
-Use to run the chef\-client in local mode. This allows all commands that work against the Chef server to also work against the local chef\-repo\&.
-.UNINDENT
-.SH BULK DELETE
-.sp
-The \fBbulk delete\fP argument is used to delete one or more nodes that match a pattern defined by a regular expression. The regular expression must be within quotes and not be surrounded by forward slashes (/).
-.sp
-\fBSyntax\fP
-.sp
-This argument has the following syntax:
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-.nf
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-$ knife node bulk delete REGEX
-.ft P
-.fi
-.UNINDENT
-.UNINDENT
-.sp
-\fBOptions\fP
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-This command does not have any specific options.
-.sp
-\fBExamples\fP
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-Use a regular expression to define the pattern used to bulk delete nodes:
-.INDENT 0.0
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-.nf
-.ft C
-$ knife node bulk delete "^[0\-9]{3}$"
-.ft P
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-.UNINDENT
-.UNINDENT
-.sp
-Type \fBY\fP to confirm a deletion.
-.SH CREATE
-.sp
-The \fBcreate\fP argument is used to add a node to the Chef server\&. Node data is stored as JSON on the Chef server\&.
-.sp
-\fBSyntax\fP
-.sp
-This argument has the following syntax:
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-.nf
-.ft C
-$ knife node create NODE_NAME
-.ft P
-.fi
-.UNINDENT
-.UNINDENT
-.sp
-\fBOptions\fP
-.sp
-This command does not have any specific options.
-.sp
-\fBExamples\fP
-.sp
-To add a node, enter:
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-.nf
-.ft C
-$ knife node create node1
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-.fi
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-.UNINDENT
-.sp
-In the $EDITOR enter the node data in JSON:
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-.nf
-.ft C
-## sample:
-{
-   "normal": {
-   },
-   "name": "foobar",
-   "override": {
-   },
-   "default": {
-   },
-   "json_class": "Chef::Node",
-   "automatic": {
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-   "run_list": [
-      "recipe[zsh]",
-      "role[webserver]"
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-   "chef_type": "node"
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-.ft P
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-.UNINDENT
-.UNINDENT
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-When finished, save it.
-.SH DELETE
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-The \fBdelete\fP argument is used to delete a node from the Chef server\&.
-.sp
-\fBNOTE:\fP
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-Deleting a node will not delete any corresponding API clients.
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-.UNINDENT
-.sp
-\fBSyntax\fP
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-This argument has the following syntax:
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-.nf
-.ft C
-$ knife node delete NODE_NAME
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-.UNINDENT
-.UNINDENT
-.sp
-\fBOptions\fP
-.sp
-This command does not have any specific options.
-.sp
-\fBExamples\fP
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-.nf
-.ft C
-$ knife node delete node_name
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-.fi
-.UNINDENT
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-.SH EDIT
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-The \fBedit\fP argument is used to edit the details of a node on a Chef server\&. Node data is stored as JSON on the Chef server\&.
-.sp
-\fBSyntax\fP
-.sp
-This argument has the following syntax:
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-.nf
-.ft C
-$ knife node edit NODE_NAME (options)
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-.fi
-.UNINDENT
-.UNINDENT
-.sp
-\fBOptions\fP
-.sp
-This argument has the following options:
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-.TP
-.B \fB\-a\fP, \fB\-\-all\fP
-Displays a node in the $EDITOR\&. By default, attributes that are default, override, or automatic are not shown.
-.UNINDENT
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-\fBExamples\fP
-.sp
-To edit the data for a node named \fBnode1\fP, enter:
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-.ft C
-$ knife node edit node1 \-a
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-.UNINDENT
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-Update the role data in JSON:
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-.nf
-.ft C
-## sample:
-{
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-   "default": {
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-   "json_class": "Chef::Node",
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-.UNINDENT
-.UNINDENT
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-When finished, save it.
-.SH FROM FILE
-.sp
-The \fBfrom file\fP argument is used to create a node using existing node data as a template.
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-\fBSyntax\fP
-.sp
-This argument has the following syntax:
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-$ knife node from file FILE
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-.UNINDENT
-.UNINDENT
-.sp
-\fBOptions\fP
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-This command does not have any specific options.
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-\fBExamples\fP
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-To add a node using data contained in a JSON file:
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-$ knife node from file "path to JSON file"
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-.SH LIST
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-The \fBlist\fP argument is used to view all of the nodes that exist on a Chef server\&.
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-\fBSyntax\fP
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-This argument has the following syntax:
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-.ft C
-$ knife node list (options)
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-.UNINDENT
-.UNINDENT
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-\fBOptions\fP
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-This argument has the following options:
-.INDENT 0.0
-.TP
-.B \fB\-w\fP, \fB\-\-with\-uri\fP
-Use to show the corresponding URIs.
-.UNINDENT
-.sp
-\fBExamples\fP
-.sp
-To verify the list of nodes that are registered with the Chef server, enter:
-.INDENT 0.0
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-.nf
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-$ knife node list
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-.fi
-.UNINDENT
-.UNINDENT
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-to return something similar to:
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-.ft C
-i\-12345678
-rs\-123456
-.ft P
-.fi
-.UNINDENT
-.UNINDENT
-.SH RUN_LIST ADD
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-The \fBrun_list add\fP argument is used to add run\-list items (roles or recipes) to a node.
-.sp
-\fBSyntax\fP
-.sp
-This argument has the following syntax:
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-.nf
-.ft C
-$ knife node run_list add NODE_NAME RUN_LIST_ITEM (options)
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-.UNINDENT
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-\fBOptions\fP
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-This argument has the following options:
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-.B \fB\-a ITEM\fP, \fB\-\-after ITEM\fP
-Use this to add the run list item after the specified run list item.
-.TP
-.B \fB\-b ITEM\fP, \fB\-\-before ITEM\fP
-Use this to add the run list item before the specified run list item.
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-\fBExamples\fP
-.sp
-To add a role to a run\-list, enter:
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-.nf
-.ft C
-$ knife node run_list add node \(aqrole[ROLE_NAME]\(aq
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-.UNINDENT
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-To add roles and recipes to a run\-list, enter:
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-.ft C
-$ knife node run_list add node \(aqrecipe[COOKBOOK::RECIPE_NAME],recipe[COOKBOOK::RECIPE_NAME],role[ROLE_NAME]\(aq
-.ft P
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-.UNINDENT
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-To add a recipe to a run\-list using the fully qualified format, enter:
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-.nf
-.ft C
-$ knife node run_list add node \(aqrecipe[COOKBOOK::RECIPE_NAME]\(aq
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-.UNINDENT
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-To add a recipe to a run\-list using the cookbook format, enter:
-.INDENT 0.0
-.INDENT 3.5
-.sp
-.nf
-.ft C
-$ knife node run_list add node \(aqCOOKBOOK::RECIPE_NAME\(aq
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-.UNINDENT
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-To add the default recipe of a cookbook to a run\-list, enter:
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-$ knife node run_list add node \(aqCOOKBOOK\(aq
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-.SH RUN_LIST REMOVE
-.sp
-The \fBrun_list remove\fP argument is used to remove run\-list items (roles or recipes) from a node. A recipe must be in one of the following formats: fully qualified, cookbook, or default. Both roles and recipes must be in quotes, for example: \fB\(aqrole[ROLE_NAME]\(aq\fP or \fB\(aqrecipe[COOKBOOK::RECIPE_NAME]\(aq\fP\&. Use a comma to separate roles and recipes when removing more than one, like this: \fB\(aqrecipe[COOKBOOK::RECIPE_NAME],COOKBOOK::RECIPE_NAME,role[ROLE_NAME]\(aq\fP\&.
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-\fBSyntax\fP
-.sp
-This argument has the following syntax:
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-.INDENT 3.5
-.sp
-.nf
-.ft C
-$ knife node run_list remove NODE_NAME RUN_LIST_ITEM
-.ft P
-.fi
-.UNINDENT
-.UNINDENT
-.sp
-\fBOptions\fP
-.sp
-This command does not have any specific options.
-.sp
-\fBExamples\fP
-.sp
-To remove a role from a run\-list, enter:
-.INDENT 0.0
-.INDENT 3.5
-.sp
-.nf
-.ft C
-$ knife node run_list remove node \(aqrole[ROLE_NAME]\(aq
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-.fi
-.UNINDENT
-.UNINDENT
-.sp
-To remove a recipe from a run\-list using the fully qualified format, enter:
-.INDENT 0.0
-.INDENT 3.5
-.sp
-.nf
-.ft C
-$ knife node run_list remove node \(aqrecipe[COOKBOOK::RECIPE_NAME]\(aq
-.ft P
-.fi
-.UNINDENT
-.UNINDENT
-.SH SHOW
-.sp
-The \fBshow\fP argument is used to display information about a node.
-.sp
-\fBSyntax\fP
-.sp
-This argument has the following syntax:
-.INDENT 0.0
-.INDENT 3.5
-.sp
-.nf
-.ft C
-$ knife node show NODE_NAME (options)
-.ft P
-.fi
-.UNINDENT
-.UNINDENT
-.sp
-\fBOptions\fP
-.sp
-This argument has the following options:
-.INDENT 0.0
-.TP
-.B \fB\-a ATTR\fP, \fB\-\-attribute ATTR\fP
-The attribute (or attributes) to show.
-.TP
-.B \fB\-l\fP, \fB\-\-long\fP
-Use to display all attributes in the output and to show the output as JSON\&.
-.TP
-.B \fB\-m\fP, \fB\-\-medium\fP
-Use to display normal attributes in the output and to show the output as JSON\&.
-.TP
-.B \fB\-r\fP, \fB\-\-run\-list\fP
-Use to show only the run\-list.
-.UNINDENT
-.sp
-\fBExamples\fP
-.sp
-To view all data for a node named \fBbuild\fP, enter:
-.INDENT 0.0
-.INDENT 3.5
-.sp
-.nf
-.ft C
-$ knife node show build
-.ft P
-.fi
-.UNINDENT
-.UNINDENT
-.sp
-to return:
-.INDENT 0.0
-.INDENT 3.5
-.sp
-.nf
-.ft C
-Node Name:   build
-Environment: _default
-FQDN:
-IP:
-Run List:
-Roles:
-Recipes:
-Platform:
-.ft P
-.fi
-.UNINDENT
-.UNINDENT
-.sp
-To show basic information about a node, truncated and nicely formatted:
-.INDENT 0.0
-.INDENT 3.5
-.sp
-.nf
-.ft C
-knife node show <node_name>
-.ft P
-.fi
-.UNINDENT
-.UNINDENT
-.sp
-To show all information about a node, nicely formatted:
-.INDENT 0.0
-.INDENT 3.5
-.sp
-.nf
-.ft C
-knife node show \-l <node_name>
-.ft P
-.fi
-.UNINDENT
-.UNINDENT
-.sp
-To list a single node attribute:
-.INDENT 0.0
-.INDENT 3.5
-.sp
-.nf
-.ft C
-knife node show <node_name> \-a <attribute_name>
-.ft P
-.fi
-.UNINDENT
-.UNINDENT
-.sp
-where \fB<attribute_name>\fP is something like kernel or platform. (This doesn\(aqt work for nested attributes like \fBnode[kernel][machine]\fP because \fBknife node show\fP doesn\(aqt understand nested attributes.)
-.sp
-To view the FQDN for a node named \fBi\-12345678\fP, enter:
-.INDENT 0.0
-.INDENT 3.5
-.sp
-.nf
-.ft C
-$ knife node show i\-12345678 \-a fqdn
-.ft P
-.fi
-.UNINDENT
-.UNINDENT
-.sp
-to return:
-.INDENT 0.0
-.INDENT 3.5
-.sp
-.nf
-.ft C
-fqdn: ip\-10\-251\-75\-20.ec2.internal
-.ft P
-.fi
-.UNINDENT
-.UNINDENT
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-To view the run list for a node named \fBdev\fP, enter:
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-.INDENT 3.5
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-.nf
-.ft C
-$ knife node show dev \-r
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-.fi
-.UNINDENT
-.UNINDENT
-.sp
-To view information in JSON format, use the \fB\-F\fP common option as part of the command like this:
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-.INDENT 3.5
-.sp
-.nf
-.ft C
-$ knife role show devops \-F json
-.ft P
-.fi
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-.UNINDENT
-.sp
-Other formats available include \fBtext\fP, \fByaml\fP, and \fBpp\fP\&.
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-To view node information in raw JSON, use the \fB\-l\fP or \fB\-\-long\fP option:
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-.INDENT 3.5
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-.nf
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-knife node show \-l \-F json <node_name>
-.ft P
-.fi
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-.UNINDENT
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-and/or:
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-.nf
-.ft C
-knife node show \-l \-\-format=json <node_name>
-.ft P
-.fi
-.UNINDENT
-.UNINDENT
-.SH AUTHOR
-Chef
-.\" Generated by docutils manpage writer.
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+.\" Man page generated from reStructuredText.
+.
+.TH "KNIFE-NODE" "1" "Chef 12.0" "" "knife node"
+.SH NAME
+knife-node \- The man page for the knife node subcommand.
+.
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+.
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+.\" new: \\n[rst2man-indent\\n[rst2man-indent-level]]
+.in \\n[rst2man-indent\\n[rst2man-indent-level]]u
+..
+.sp
+A node is any physical, virtual, or cloud machine that is configured to be maintained by a chef\-client\&.
+.sp
+The \fBknife node\fP subcommand is used to manage the nodes that exist on a Chef server\&.
+.SH COMMON OPTIONS
+.sp
+The following options may be used with any of the arguments available to the \fBknife node\fP subcommand:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.TP
+.B \fB\-\-chef\-zero\-port PORT\fP
+The port on which chef\-zero will listen.
+.TP
+.B \fB\-c CONFIG_FILE\fP, \fB\-\-config CONFIG_FILE\fP
+The configuration file to use.
+.TP
+.B \fB\-d\fP, \fB\-\-disable\-editing\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.
+.TP
+.B \fB\-e EDITOR\fP, \fB\-\-editor EDITOR\fP
+The $EDITOR that is used for all interactive commands.
+.TP
+.B \fB\-E ENVIRONMENT\fP, \fB\-\-environment ENVIRONMENT\fP
+The name of the environment. When this option is added to a command, the command will run only against the named environment.
+.TP
+.B \fB\-F FORMAT\fP, \fB\-\-format FORMAT\fP
+The output format: \fBsummary\fP (default), \fBtext\fP, \fBjson\fP, \fByaml\fP, and \fBpp\fP\&.
+.TP
+.B \fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP
+Shows help for the command.
+.TP
+.B \fB\-k KEY\fP, \fB\-\-key KEY\fP
+The private key that knife will use to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server\&.
+.TP
+.B \fB\-\-[no\-]color\fP
+Use to view colored output.
+.TP
+.B \fB\-\-print\-after\fP
+Use to show data after a destructive operation.
+.TP
+.B \fB\-s URL\fP, \fB\-\-server\-url URL\fP
+The URL for the Chef server\&.
+.TP
+.B \fB\-u USER\fP, \fB\-\-user USER\fP
+The user name used by knife to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server\&. Authentication will fail if the user name does not match the private key.
+.TP
+.B \fB\-V\fP, \fB\-\-verbose\fP
+Set for more verbose outputs. Use \fB\-VV\fP for maximum verbosity.
+.TP
+.B \fB\-v\fP, \fB\-\-version\fP
+The version of the chef\-client\&.
+.TP
+.B \fB\-y\fP, \fB\-\-yes\fP
+Use to respond to all confirmation prompts with "Yes". knife will not ask for confirmation.
+.TP
+.B \fB\-z\fP, \fB\-\-local\-mode\fP
+Use to run the chef\-client in local mode. This allows all commands that work against the Chef server to also work against the local chef\-repo\&.
+.UNINDENT
+.SH BULK DELETE
+.sp
+The \fBbulk delete\fP argument is used to delete one or more nodes that match a pattern defined by a regular expression. The regular expression must be within quotes and not be surrounded by forward slashes (/).
+.sp
+\fBSyntax\fP
+.sp
+This argument has the following syntax:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+$ knife node bulk delete REGEX
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+\fBOptions\fP
+.sp
+This command does not have any specific options.
+.sp
+\fBExamples\fP
+.sp
+Use a regular expression to define the pattern used to bulk delete nodes:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+$ knife node bulk delete "^[0\-9]{3}$"
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+Type \fBY\fP to confirm a deletion.
+.SH CREATE
+.sp
+The \fBcreate\fP argument is used to add a node to the Chef server\&. Node data is stored as JSON on the Chef server\&.
+.sp
+\fBSyntax\fP
+.sp
+This argument has the following syntax:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+$ knife node create NODE_NAME
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+\fBOptions\fP
+.sp
+This command does not have any specific options.
+.sp
+\fBExamples\fP
+.sp
+To add a node, enter:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+$ knife node create node1
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+In the $EDITOR enter the node data in JSON:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+## sample:
+{
+   "normal": {
+   },
+   "name": "foobar",
+   "override": {
+   },
+   "default": {
+   },
+   "json_class": "Chef::Node",
+   "automatic": {
+   },
+   "run_list": [
+      "recipe[zsh]",
+      "role[webserver]"
+   ],
+   "chef_type": "node"
+}
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+When finished, save it.
+.SH DELETE
+.sp
+The \fBdelete\fP argument is used to delete a node from the Chef server\&.
+.sp
+\fBNOTE:\fP
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+Deleting a node will not delete any corresponding API clients.
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+\fBSyntax\fP
+.sp
+This argument has the following syntax:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+$ knife node delete NODE_NAME
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+\fBOptions\fP
+.sp
+This command does not have any specific options.
+.sp
+\fBExamples\fP
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+$ knife node delete node_name
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.SH EDIT
+.sp
+The \fBedit\fP argument is used to edit the details of a node on a Chef server\&. Node data is stored as JSON on the Chef server\&.
+.sp
+\fBSyntax\fP
+.sp
+This argument has the following syntax:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+$ knife node edit NODE_NAME (options)
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+\fBOptions\fP
+.sp
+This argument has the following options:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.TP
+.B \fB\-a\fP, \fB\-\-all\fP
+Displays a node in the $EDITOR\&. By default, attributes that are default, override, or automatic are not shown.
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+\fBExamples\fP
+.sp
+To edit the data for a node named \fBnode1\fP, enter:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+$ knife node edit node1 \-a
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+Update the role data in JSON:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+## sample:
+{
+   "normal": {
+   },
+   "name": "node1",
+   "override": {
+   },
+   "default": {
+   },
+   "json_class": "Chef::Node",
+   "automatic": {
+   },
+   "run_list": [
+      "recipe[devops]",
+      "role[webserver]"
+   ],
+   "chef_type": "node"
+}
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+When finished, save it.
+.SH FROM FILE
+.sp
+The \fBfrom file\fP argument is used to create a node using existing node data as a template.
+.sp
+\fBSyntax\fP
+.sp
+This argument has the following syntax:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+$ knife node from file FILE
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+\fBOptions\fP
+.sp
+This command does not have any specific options.
+.sp
+\fBExamples\fP
+.sp
+To add a node using data contained in a JSON file:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+$ knife node from file "path to JSON file"
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.SH LIST
+.sp
+The \fBlist\fP argument is used to view all of the nodes that exist on a Chef server\&.
+.sp
+\fBSyntax\fP
+.sp
+This argument has the following syntax:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+$ knife node list (options)
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+\fBOptions\fP
+.sp
+This argument has the following options:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.TP
+.B \fB\-w\fP, \fB\-\-with\-uri\fP
+Use to show the corresponding URIs.
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+\fBExamples\fP
+.sp
+To verify the list of nodes that are registered with the Chef server, enter:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+$ knife node list
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+to return something similar to:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+i\-12345678
+rs\-123456
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.SH RUN_LIST ADD
+.sp
+The \fBrun_list add\fP argument is used to add run\-list items (roles or recipes) to a node.
+.sp
+\fBSyntax\fP
+.sp
+This argument has the following syntax:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+$ knife node run_list add NODE_NAME RUN_LIST_ITEM (options)
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+\fBOptions\fP
+.sp
+This argument has the following options:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.TP
+.B \fB\-a ITEM\fP, \fB\-\-after ITEM\fP
+Use this to add the run list item after the specified run list item.
+.TP
+.B \fB\-b ITEM\fP, \fB\-\-before ITEM\fP
+Use this to add the run list item before the specified run list item.
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+\fBExamples\fP
+.sp
+To add a role to a run\-list, enter:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+$ knife node run_list add node \(aqrole[ROLE_NAME]\(aq
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+To add roles and recipes to a run\-list, enter:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+$ knife node run_list add node \(aqrecipe[COOKBOOK::RECIPE_NAME],recipe[COOKBOOK::RECIPE_NAME],role[ROLE_NAME]\(aq
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+To add a recipe to a run\-list using the fully qualified format, enter:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+$ knife node run_list add node \(aqrecipe[COOKBOOK::RECIPE_NAME]\(aq
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+To add a recipe to a run\-list using the cookbook format, enter:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+$ knife node run_list add node \(aqCOOKBOOK::RECIPE_NAME\(aq
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+To add the default recipe of a cookbook to a run\-list, enter:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+$ knife node run_list add node \(aqCOOKBOOK\(aq
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.SH RUN_LIST REMOVE
+.sp
+The \fBrun_list remove\fP argument is used to remove run\-list items (roles or recipes) from a node. A recipe must be in one of the following formats: fully qualified, cookbook, or default. Both roles and recipes must be in quotes, for example: \fB\(aqrole[ROLE_NAME]\(aq\fP or \fB\(aqrecipe[COOKBOOK::RECIPE_NAME]\(aq\fP\&. Use a comma to separate roles and recipes when removing more than one, like this: \fB\(aqrecipe[COOKBOOK::RECIPE_NAME],COOKBOOK::RECIPE_NAME,role[ROLE_NAME]\(aq\fP\&.
+.sp
+\fBSyntax\fP
+.sp
+This argument has the following syntax:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+$ knife node run_list remove NODE_NAME RUN_LIST_ITEM
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+\fBOptions\fP
+.sp
+This command does not have any specific options.
+.sp
+\fBExamples\fP
+.sp
+To remove a role from a run\-list, enter:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+$ knife node run_list remove node \(aqrole[ROLE_NAME]\(aq
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+To remove a recipe from a run\-list using the fully qualified format, enter:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+$ knife node run_list remove node \(aqrecipe[COOKBOOK::RECIPE_NAME]\(aq
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.SH SHOW
+.sp
+The \fBshow\fP argument is used to display information about a node.
+.sp
+\fBSyntax\fP
+.sp
+This argument has the following syntax:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+$ knife node show NODE_NAME (options)
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+\fBOptions\fP
+.sp
+This argument has the following options:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.TP
+.B \fB\-a ATTR\fP, \fB\-\-attribute ATTR\fP
+The attribute (or attributes) to show.
+.TP
+.B \fB\-l\fP, \fB\-\-long\fP
+Use to display all attributes in the output and to show the output as JSON\&.
+.TP
+.B \fB\-m\fP, \fB\-\-medium\fP
+Use to display normal attributes in the output and to show the output as JSON\&.
+.TP
+.B \fB\-r\fP, \fB\-\-run\-list\fP
+Use to show only the run\-list.
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+\fBExamples\fP
+.sp
+To view all data for a node named \fBbuild\fP, enter:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+$ knife node show build
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+to return:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+Node Name:   build
+Environment: _default
+FQDN:
+IP:
+Run List:
+Roles:
+Recipes:
+Platform:
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+To show basic information about a node, truncated and nicely formatted:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+knife node show <node_name>
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+To show all information about a node, nicely formatted:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+knife node show \-l <node_name>
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+To list a single node attribute:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+knife node show <node_name> \-a <attribute_name>
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+where \fB<attribute_name>\fP is something like kernel or platform. (This doesn\(aqt work for nested attributes like \fBnode[kernel][machine]\fP because \fBknife node show\fP doesn\(aqt understand nested attributes.)
+.sp
+To view the FQDN for a node named \fBi\-12345678\fP, enter:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+$ knife node show i\-12345678 \-a fqdn
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+to return:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+fqdn: ip\-10\-251\-75\-20.ec2.internal
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+To view the run list for a node named \fBdev\fP, enter:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+$ knife node show dev \-r
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+To view information in JSON format, use the \fB\-F\fP common option as part of the command like this:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+$ knife role show devops \-F json
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+Other formats available include \fBtext\fP, \fByaml\fP, and \fBpp\fP\&.
+.sp
+To view node information in raw JSON, use the \fB\-l\fP or \fB\-\-long\fP option:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+knife node show \-l \-F json <node_name>
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+and/or:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+knife node show \-l \-\-format=json <node_name>
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.SH AUTHOR
+Chef
+.\" Generated by docutils manpage writer.
+.