.TH "KNIFE-DOWNLOAD" "1" "Chef 11.10.0" "" "knife download"
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knife-download \- The man page for the knife download subcommand.
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The \fBknife download\fP subcommand is used to download roles, cookbooks, environments, nodes, and data bags from the server to the current working directory. It can be used to back up data on the server, inspect the state of one or more files, or to extract out\-of\-process changes users may have made to files on the server, such as if a user made a change that bypassed version source control. This subcommand is often used in conjunction with \fBknife diff\fP, which can be used to see exactly what changes will be downloaded, and then \fBknife upload\fP, which does the opposite of \fBknife download\fP.
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\fBSyntax\fP
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This argument has the following syntax:
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$ knife download [PATTERN...] (options)
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\fBOptions\fP
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This subcommand has the following options:
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.B \fB\-c CONFIG_FILE\fP, \fB\-\-config CONFIG_FILE\fP
The configuration file to use.
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.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.
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.B \fB\-\-chef\-zero\-port PORT\fP
The port on which chef\-zero will listen.
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.B \fB\-\-[no\-]color\fP
Indicates whether colored output will be used.
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.B \fB\-\-concurrency\fP
The number of allowed concurrent connections. Default: \fB10\fP.
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.B \fB\-\-cookbook\-version VERSION\fP
The version of a cookbook to be downloaded.
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.B \fB\-d\fP, \fB\-\-disable\-editing\fP
Indicates that $EDITOR will not be opened; data will be accepted as\-is.
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.B \fB\-\-defaults\fP
Indicates that Knife will use the default value, instead of asking a user to provide one.
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.B \fB\-\-[no\-]diff\fP
Indicates that only new and modified files will be downloaded. Set to \fBfalse\fP to download all files. Default: \fB\-\-diff\fP.
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.B \fB\-e EDITOR\fP, \fB\-\-editor EDITOR\fP
The $EDITOR that is used for all interactive commands.
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.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.
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.B \fB\-F FORMAT\fP, \fB\-\-format FORMAT\fP
The output format: \fBsummary\fP (default), \fBtext\fP, \fBjson\fP, \fByaml\fP, and \fBpp\fP.
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.B \fB\-\-[no\-]force\fP
Use \fB\-\-force\fP to download files even when the file on the hard drive is identical to the object on the server (role, cookbook, etc.).  By default, files are compared to see if they have equivalent content, and local files are only overwritten if they are different. Default: \fB\-\-no\-force\fP.
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.B \fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP
Shows help for the command.
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.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 server.
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.B \fB\-n\fP, \fB\-\-dry\-run\fP
Indicates that no action is taken and that results are only printed out. Default: \fBfalse\fP.
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.B \fB\-\-print\-after\fP
Indicates that data will be shown after a destructive operation.
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.B \fB\-\-[no\-]purge\fP
Use \fB\-\-purge\fP to delete local files and directories that do not exist on the server.  By default, if a role, cookbook, etc. does not exist on the server, the local file for said role will be left alone and NOT deleted. Default: \fB\-\-no\-purge\fP.
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.B \fB\-\-[no\-]recurse\fP
Use \fB\-\-no\-recurse\fP to disable downloading a directory recursively. Default: \fB\-\-recurse\fP.
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.B \fB\-\-repo\-mode MODE\fP
The layout of the local chef\-repo. Possible values: \fBstatic\fP, \fBeverything\fP, or \fBhosted_everything\fP. Use \fBstatic\fP for just roles, environments, cookbooks, and data bags. By default, \fBeverything\fP and \fBhosted_everything\fP are dynamically selected depending on the server type. Default: \fBeverything\fP / \fBhosted_everything\fP.
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.B \fB\-s URL\fP, \fB\-\-server\-url URL\fP
The URL for the server.
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.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 server. Authentication will fail if the user name does not match the private key.
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.B \fB\-v\fP, \fB\-\-version\fP
The version of the chef\-client.
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.B \fB\-V\fP, \fB\-\-verbose\fP
Set for more verbose outputs. Use \fB\-VV\fP for maximum verbosity.
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.B \fB\-y\fP, \fB\-\-yes\fP
Indicates that the response to all confirmation prompts will be "Yes" (and that Knife will not ask for confirmation).
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.B \fB\-z\fP, \fB\-\-local\-mode\fP
Indicates that the chef\-client will be run in local mode, which allows all commands that work against the server to also work against the local chef\-repo.
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\fBExamples\fP
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To download the entire chef\-repo from the server, browse to the top level of the chef\-repo and enter:
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$ knife download /
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To download the \fBcookbooks/\fP directory from the server, browse to the top level of the chef\-repo and enter:
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$ knife download cookbooks
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or from anywhere in the chef\-repo, enter:
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$ knife download /cookbooks
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To download the \fBenvironments/\fP directory from the server, browse to the top level of the chef\-repo and enter:
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$ knife download environments
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or from anywhere in the chef\-repo, enter:
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$ knife download /environments
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To download an environment named "production" from the server, browse to the top level of the chef\-repo and enter:
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$ knife download environments/production.json
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or from the \fBenvironments/\fP directory, enter:
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$ knife download production.json
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To download the \fBroles/\fP directory from the server, browse to the top level of the chef\-repo and enter:
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$ knife download roles
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or from anywhere in the chef\-repo, enter:
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$ knife download /roles
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To download all cookbooks that start with "apache" and belong to the "webserver" role, browse to the top level of the chef\-repo and enter:
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$  knife download cookbooks/apache\e* roles/webserver.json
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.SH AUTHOR
Chef
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