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.TH "PUPPET\-PARSER" "8" "January 2013" "Puppet Labs, LLC" "Puppet manual"
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.SH "NAME"
\fBpuppet\-parser\fR \- Interact directly with the parser\.
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
puppet parser \fIaction\fR
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.SH "OPTIONS"
Note that any configuration parameter that\'s valid in the configuration file is also a valid long argument, although it may or may not be relevant to the present action\. For example, \fBserver\fR and \fBrun_mode\fR are valid configuration parameters, so you can specify \fB\-\-server <servername>\fR, or \fB\-\-run_mode <runmode>\fR as an argument\.
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.P
See the configuration file documentation at \fIhttp://docs\.puppetlabs\.com/references/stable/configuration\.html\fR for the full list of acceptable parameters\. A commented list of all configuration options can also be generated by running puppet with \fB\-\-genconfig\fR\.
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.TP
\-\-render\-as FORMAT
The format in which to render output\. The most common formats are \fBjson\fR, \fBs\fR (string), \fByaml\fR, and \fBconsole\fR, but other options such as \fBdot\fR are sometimes available\.
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\-\-verbose
Whether to log verbosely\.
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\-\-debug
Whether to log debug information\.
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.SH "ACTIONS"
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.TP
\fBvalidate\fR \- Validate the syntax of one or more Puppet manifests\.
\fBSYNOPSIS\fR
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.IP
puppet parser validate [\fImanifest\fR] [\fImanifest\fR \.\.\.]
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.IP
\fBDESCRIPTION\fR
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.IP
This action validates Puppet DSL syntax without compiling a catalog or syncing any resources\. If no manifest files are provided, it will validate the default site manifest\.
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.IP
\fBRETURNS\fR
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.IP
Nothing, or the first syntax error encountered\.
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.SH "EXAMPLES"
\fBvalidate\fR
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.P
Validate the default site manifest at /etc/puppet/manifests/site\.pp:
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.P
$ puppet parser validate
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.P
Validate two arbitrary manifest files:
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.P
$ puppet parser validate init\.pp vhost\.pp
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.P
Validate from STDIN:
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.P
$ cat init\.pp | puppet parser validate
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.SH "COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE"
Copyright 2011 by Puppet Labs Apache 2 license; see COPYING