NAME¶
knife-xargs - The man page for the knife xargs subcommand.
The
knife xargs subcommand is used to build and execute command lines
against objects on a server using standard input.
Syntax
This argument has the following syntax:
$ knife xargs [PATTERN...] (options)
Options
This subcommand has the following options:
- -0
- Indicates that a NULL character (\0) will be used as a
separator, instead of white space. Default: false.
- -c CONFIG_FILE, --config CONFIG_FILE
- The configuration file to use.
- --chef-repo-path PATH
- The path to the chef-repo. This setting will override the default path to
the chef-repo. Default: same as specified by chef_repo_path in
config.rb.
- --chef-zero-port PORT
- The port on which chef-zero will listen.
- --[no-]color
- Indicates whether colored output will be used.
- --concurrency
- The number of allowed concurrent connections. Default: 10.
- -d, --disable-editing
- Indicates that $EDITOR will not be opened; data will be accepted
as-is.
- --defaults
- Indicates that Knife will use the default value, instead of asking a user
to provide one.
- --[no-]diff
- Use to show a diff when a file changes. Default: --diff.
- --dry-run
- Use to prevent changes from being uploaded to the server. Default:
false.
- -e EDITOR, --editor EDITOR
- The $EDITOR that is used for all interactive commands.
- -E ENVIRONMENT, --environment ENVIRONMENT
- The name of the environment. When this option is added to a command, the
command will run only against the named environment.
- -F FORMAT, --format FORMAT
- The output format: summary (default), text, json,
yaml, and pp.
- --[no-]force
- Use to force the upload of files even if they haven't been changed.
Default: --no-force.
- -h, --help
- Shows help for the command.
- -I REPLACE_STRING, --replace REPLACE_STRING
- Use to define a string that will be used to replace all occurrences of a
file name. Default: nil.
- -J REPLACE_STRING, --replace-first
REPLACE_STRING
- Use to define a string that will be used to replace the first occurrence
of a file name. Default: nil.
- -k KEY, --key KEY
- The private key that Knife will use to sign requests made by the API
client to the server.
- --local
- Indicates that a command line will be built or executed against a local
file. Set to false to build or execute against a remote file.
Default: false.
- -n MAX_ARGS, --max-args MAX_ARGS
- The maximum number of arguments per command line. Default:
nil.
- -p [PATTERN...], --pattern [PATTERN...]
- One (or more) patterns for a command line. If this option is not
specified, a list of patterns may be expected on standard input. Default:
nil.
- --print-after
- Indicates that data will be shown after a destructive operation.
- --repo-mode MODE
- The layout of the local chef-repo. Possible values: static,
everything, or hosted_everything. Use static for just
roles, environments, cookbooks, and data bags. By default,
everything and hosted_everything are dynamically selected
depending on the server type. Default value: default.
- -s LENGTH, --max-chars LENGTH
- The maximum size (in characters) for a command line. Default:
nil.
- --server-url URL
- The URL for the server.
- -t
- Indicates that the print command will be run on the command line. Default:
nil.
- -u USER, --user USER
- 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.
- -v, --version
- The version of the chef-client.
- -V, --verbose
- Set for more verbose outputs. Use -VV for maximum verbosity.
- -y, --yes
- Indicates that the response to all confirmation prompts will be
"Yes" (and that Knife will not ask for confirmation).
- -z, --local-mode
- 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.
Examples
$ knife deps nodes/*.json | xargs knife upload
AUTHOR¶
Chef
